diff --git a/bin/makefile-builder/releases.py b/bin/makefile-builder/releases.py
index 1739de46e8f..cb2e85b34ae 100644
--- a/bin/makefile-builder/releases.py
+++ b/bin/makefile-builder/releases.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def build_all_install_guides(install_guides):
     m.target(target='installation-sources',
              dependency='$(installation-sources)', block='meta')
     m.job('git update-index --assume-unchanged $(installation-sources)', ignore=True, block='meta')
-    m.msg('[build]: clensing git index of installation sources.', block='meta')
+    m.msg('[build]: cleansing git index of installation sources.', block='meta')
 
     m.newline(block='meta')
     m.target(target='installation-guides', 
diff --git a/bin/makefile-builder/tables.py b/bin/makefile-builder/tables.py
index 3ad75d79f49..d698e223222 100644
--- a/bin/makefile-builder/tables.py
+++ b/bin/makefile-builder/tables.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def build_all_tables(tables):
     m.target('.PHONY', 'tables clean-tables', block='footer')
     m.target('tables', '$(output-tables)', block='footer')
     m.job('git update-index --assume-unchanged', ignore=True, block='footer')
-    m.msg('[tables]: clensing git index of compiled tables', block='footer')
+    m.msg('[tables]: cleansing git index of compiled tables', block='footer')
     m.newline(block='footer')
     m.target('clean-tables', block='footer')
     m.job('rm -rf $(output-tables)', display=False, ignore=True, block='footer')