diff --git a/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go b/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go
index 65d8cf22e9..aa97ed0bb6 100644
--- a/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go
+++ b/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func ParseStages(opts *config.KanikoOptions) ([]instructions.Stage, []instructio
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing dockerfile")
 	}
 
-	metaArgs, err = expandNested(metaArgs, opts.BuildArgs)
+	metaArgs, err = expandNestedArgs(metaArgs, opts.BuildArgs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "expanding meta ARGs")
 	}
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func Parse(b []byte) ([]instructions.Stage, []instructions.ArgCommand, error) {
 	return stages, metaArgs, nil
 }
 
-// expandNested tries to resolve nested ARG value against the previously defined ARGs
-func expandNested(metaArgs []instructions.ArgCommand, buildArgs []string) ([]instructions.ArgCommand, error) {
+// expandNestedArgs tries to resolve nested ARG value against the previously defined ARGs
+func expandNestedArgs(metaArgs []instructions.ArgCommand, buildArgs []string) ([]instructions.ArgCommand, error) {
 	var prevArgs []string
 	for i, marg := range metaArgs {
 		for j, arg := range marg.Args {
diff --git a/pkg/util/fs_util.go b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
index a664361227..b57799b8fd 100644
--- a/pkg/util/fs_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func ExtractFile(dest string, hdr *tar.Header, cleanedName string, tr io.Reader)
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = writeSecurityXattrToToFile(path, hdr); err != nil {
+		if err = writeSecurityXattrToTarFile(path, hdr); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/tar_util.go b/pkg/util/tar_util.go
index 2ca6c470f9..9d7655c1a8 100644
--- a/pkg/util/tar_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/tar_util.go
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ const (
 	securityCapabilityXattr = "security.capability"
 )
 
-// writeSecurityXattrToToFile writes security.capability
+// writeSecurityXattrToTarFile writes security.capability
 // xattrs from a tar header to filesystem
-func writeSecurityXattrToToFile(path string, hdr *tar.Header) error {
+func writeSecurityXattrToTarFile(path string, hdr *tar.Header) error {
 	if hdr.Xattrs == nil {
 		return nil
 	}