diff --git a/salt/modules/ipmi.py b/salt/modules/ipmi.py
index 1b38fd1f18..077861fe92 100644
--- a/salt/modules/ipmi.py
+++ b/salt/modules/ipmi.py
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ def set_user_access(uid, channel=14, callback=True, link_auth=True, ipmi_msg=Tru
     authentication itself is a global setting for the channel and is
     enabled/disabled via the serial/modem configuration parameters.
 
-    :param ipmi_msg: User IPMI Messaginge:
+    :param ipmi_msg: User IPMI Messaging:
     (used to enable/disable whether
     this user's name and password information will be used for IPMI
     Messaging. In this case, 'IPMI Messaging' refers to the ability to
     execute generic IPMI commands that are not associated with a
     particular payload type. For example, if IPMI Messaging is disabled for
-    a user, but that user is enabled for activatallow_authing the SOL
+    a user, but that user is enabled for activating the SOL
     payload type, then IPMI commands associated with SOL and session
     management, such as Get SOL Configuration Parameters and Close Session
     are available, but generic IPMI commands such as Get SEL Time are
diff --git a/salt/states/ipmi.py b/salt/states/ipmi.py
index 88b7e8343f..3229360de2 100644
--- a/salt/states/ipmi.py
+++ b/salt/states/ipmi.py
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ def user_present(name, uid, password, channel=14, callback=False,
         enabled/disabled via the serial/modem configuration parameters.
 
     ipmi_msg
-        User IPMI Messaginge
+        User IPMI Messaging
         True/False
         user name and password information will be used for IPMI
         Messaging. In this case, 'IPMI Messaging' refers to the ability to
         execute generic IPMI commands that are not associated with a
         particular payload type. For example, if IPMI Messaging is disabled for
-        a user, but that user is enabled for activatallow_authing the SOL
+        a user, but that user is enabled for activating the SOL
         payload type, then IPMI commands associated with SOL and session
         management, such as Get SOL Configuration Parameters and Close Session
         are available, but generic IPMI commands such as Get SEL Time are