diff --git a/sched/Kconfig b/sched/Kconfig
index 4b42bcf2d0d..90cc7b42c20 100644
--- a/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/sched/Kconfig
@@ -1119,13 +1119,13 @@ menuconfig PRIORITY_INHERITANCE
 		When this option is enabled, the initial configuration of all seamphores
 		and mutexes will be with priority inheritance enabled.  That configuration
 		may not be appropriate in all cases (such as when the semaphore or mutex
-		is used for signaling).  In such cases, priority inheritance be be
+		is used for signaling).  In such cases, priority inheritance can be
 		disabled for individual semaphores by calling:
 
 			int ret = sem_setprotocol(&sem, SEM_PRIO_NONE);
 
 		From applications, the functionally equivalent OS internal interface,
-		nxsem_setrotocol() should be used within the OS
+		nxsem_setprotocol(), should be used within the OS
 
 		And for individual pthread mutexes by setting the protocol attribute
 		before initializing the mutex: