diff --git a/man2/seteuid.2 b/man2/seteuid.2
index c64cb493c..ca3b73be0 100644
--- a/man2/seteuid.2
+++ b/man2/seteuid.2
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 there are cases where
 .BR seteuid ()
 can fail even when the caller is UID 0;
-it is a grave security error to omit checking for a faulure return from
+it is a grave security error to omit checking for a failure return from
 .BR seteuid ().
 .SH ERRORS
 .\" .TP
diff --git a/man2/setresuid.2 b/man2/setresuid.2
index f0482cd60..847e22443 100644
--- a/man2/setresuid.2
+++ b/man2/setresuid.2
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 there are cases where
 .BR setresuid ()
 can fail even when the caller is UID 0;
-it is a grave security error to omit checking for a faulure return from
+it is a grave security error to omit checking for a failure return from
 .BR setresuid ().
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
diff --git a/man2/setreuid.2 b/man2/setreuid.2
index d07f4e45f..22a0afa79 100644
--- a/man2/setreuid.2
+++ b/man2/setreuid.2
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 there are cases where
 .BR setreuid ()
 can fail even when the caller is UID 0;
-it is a grave security error to omit checking for a faulure return from
+it is a grave security error to omit checking for a failure return from
 .BR setreuid ().
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
diff --git a/man2/setuid.2 b/man2/setuid.2
index 9e21bba78..7df9d27ae 100644
--- a/man2/setuid.2
+++ b/man2/setuid.2
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 there are cases where
 .BR setuid ()
 can fail even when the caller is UID 0;
-it is a grave security error to omit checking for a faulure return from
+it is a grave security error to omit checking for a failure return from
 .BR setuid ().
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP