diff --git a/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt b/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt
index 6c801ff1e3..f6fb32cf54 100644
--- a/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt
+++ b/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ configuration file.
 
     chaincert
         Specifies the location of your ssl chaining certificate. This is
-        used when pre-existing certifcate hostfiles are found, so that
+        used when pre-existing certificate hostfiles are found, so that
         they can be validated and only regenerated if they no longer
         meet the specification. If you’re using a self signing CA this
         would be the CA cert that you generated.
diff --git a/man/bcfg2.conf.5 b/man/bcfg2.conf.5
index 43a28bad09..87a710760f 100644
--- a/man/bcfg2.conf.5
+++ b/man/bcfg2.conf.5
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ private key is stored unencrypted.
 .TP
 .B chaincert
 Specifies the location of your ssl chaining certificate. This is
-used when pre\-existing certifcate hostfiles are found, so that
+used when pre\-existing certificate hostfiles are found, so that
 they can be validated and only regenerated if they no longer
 meet the specification. If you’re using a self signing CA this
 would be the CA cert that you generated.