diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index 8b8bc5a421..b46b1305a7 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -3871,7 +3871,7 @@ static void vfio_pci_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, const void *data)
                                           "(DEBUG)");
     object_class_property_set_description(klass, /* 5.2, 8.0 non-experimetal */
                                           "enable-migration",
-                                          "Enale device migration. Also requires a host VFIO PCI "
+                                          "Enable device migration. Also requires a host VFIO PCI "
                                           "variant or mdev driver with migration support enabled");
     object_class_property_set_description(klass, /* 8.1 */
                                           "vf-token",
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c
index b338344c6c..968299fda0 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static const qmp_virtio_feature_map_t virtio_net_feature_map[] = {
     FEATURE_ENTRY(VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4, \
             "VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4: Driver can receive USOv4"),
     FEATURE_ENTRY(VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6, \
-            "VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4: Driver can receive USOv6"),
+            "VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6: Driver can receive USOv6"),
     FEATURE_ENTRY(VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO, \
             "VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO: Device can receive USO"),
     FEATURE_ENTRY(VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT, \
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index 66f3e6f673..837be51c40 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@ out:
     return retcode;
 }
 
-static bool file_exists(const char *path)
-{
-    struct stat st;
-    return stat(path, &st) == 0 && (S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(st.st_mode));
-}
-
 #define POWEROFF_CMD_PATH "/sbin/poweroff"
 #define HALT_CMD_PATH "/sbin/halt"
 #define REBOOT_CMD_PATH "/sbin/reboot"
@@ -248,17 +242,17 @@ void qmp_guest_shutdown(const char *mode, Error **errp)
 
     slog("guest-shutdown called, mode: %s", mode);
     if (!mode || strcmp(mode, "powerdown") == 0) {
-        if (file_exists(POWEROFF_CMD_PATH)) {
+        if (access(POWEROFF_CMD_PATH, X_OK) == 0) {
             shutdown_cmd = POWEROFF_CMD_PATH;
         }
         shutdown_flag = powerdown_flag;
     } else if (strcmp(mode, "halt") == 0) {
-        if (file_exists(HALT_CMD_PATH)) {
+        if (access(HALT_CMD_PATH, X_OK) == 0) {
             shutdown_cmd = HALT_CMD_PATH;
         }
         shutdown_flag = halt_flag;
     } else if (strcmp(mode, "reboot") == 0) {
-        if (file_exists(REBOOT_CMD_PATH)) {
+        if (access(REBOOT_CMD_PATH, X_OK) == 0) {
             shutdown_cmd = REBOOT_CMD_PATH;
         }
         shutdown_flag = reboot_flag;