diff --git a/man1/localedef.1 b/man1/localedef.1
index 8184ffce5..8d79a2f63 100644
--- a/man1/localedef.1
+++ b/man1/localedef.1
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ file.
 Generate extra warnings about errors that are normally ignored.
 .TP
 .B \-\-big\-endian
-Generate big-ending output.
+Generate big-endian output.
 .TP
 .B \-\-little\-endian
-Generate little-ending output.
+Generate little-endian output.
 .TP
 .B \-\-no\-archive
 Do not use the locale archive file, instead create