diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index 66c0fbfabd..c580d6cc67 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ static int enginecheck(struct Curl_easy *data,
     UI_METHOD *ui_method =
       UI_create_method(OSSL_UI_METHOD_CAST("curl user interface"));
     if(!ui_method) {
-      failf(data, "unable do create " OSSL_PACKAGE " user-interface method");
+      failf(data, "unable to create " OSSL_PACKAGE " user-interface method");
       return 0;
     }
     UI_method_set_opener(ui_method, UI_method_get_opener(UI_OpenSSL()));
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static int providercheck(struct Curl_easy *data,
     UI_METHOD *ui_method =
       UI_create_method(OSSL_UI_METHOD_CAST("curl user interface"));
     if(!ui_method) {
-      failf(data, "unable do create " OSSL_PACKAGE " user-interface method");
+      failf(data, "unable to create " OSSL_PACKAGE " user-interface method");
       return 0;
     }
     UI_method_set_opener(ui_method, UI_method_get_opener(UI_OpenSSL()));