diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 301ddd5d4..31ee5ae1f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ Optional Features:
                           log server.
   --enable-openssl        Use OpenSSL's TLS and sha2 functions
   --enable-openssl-pkgconfig-template
-                          A printf format string used to contruct the OpenSSL
+                          A printf format string used to construct the OpenSSL
                           pkg-config name
   --enable-gcrypt         Use GNU crypt's sha2 functions
   --enable-python         Compile python plugin support
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b6b3f065d..f358679a4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(openssl,
     fi
 ])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(openssl-pkgconfig-template,
-[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-openssl-pkgconfig-template], [A printf format string used to contruct the OpenSSL pkg-config name])],
+[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-openssl-pkgconfig-template], [A printf format string used to construct the OpenSSL pkg-config name])],
 [], [enable_openssl_pkgconfig_template="%s"])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gcrypt,