diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d20a7c567..aa5be2ee7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([silent-rules],
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to perform partial static linking of Verilator binary)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([partial-static],
               [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-partial-static],
-                              [By default, for Verilation peformance, Verilator
+                              [By default, for Verilation performance, Verilator
                                is linked against some of its dependencies
                                statically. Use this to link the Verilator binary
                                fully dynamically.])],
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
index 1da70dd75..47c79e2f9 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Driss Hafdi
 Edgar E. Iglesias
 Eric Rippey
 Fan Shupei
+Felix Yan
 Garrett Smith
 Geza Lore
 Gianfranco Costamagna