diff --git a/lib/hx509/cert.c b/lib/hx509/cert.c
index ecffb35d2..c7e3a55b3 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/cert.c
+++ b/lib/hx509/cert.c
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ hx509_verify_path(hx509_context context,
 		if (find_extension(c, &asn1_oid_id_x509_ce_subjectAltName, &j)) {
 		    ret = HX509_PROXY_CERT_INVALID;
 		    hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, ret,
-					   "Proxy certificate have explicity "
+					   "Proxy certificate have explicitly "
 					   "forbidden subjectAltName");
 		    goto out;
 		}
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ hx509_verify_path(hx509_context context,
 		if (find_extension(c, &asn1_oid_id_x509_ce_issuerAltName, &j)) {
 		    ret = HX509_PROXY_CERT_INVALID;
 		    hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, ret,
-					   "Proxy certificate have explicity "
+					   "Proxy certificate have explicitly "
 					   "forbidden issuerAltName");
 		    goto out;
 		}