diff --git a/net/ethtool/channels.c b/net/ethtool/channels.c
index 8dc5485333a4..389924b65d05 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/channels.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/channels.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (err_attr) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, err_attr,
-				    "requested channel count exceeeds maximum");
+				    "requested channel count exceeds maximum");
 		goto out_ops;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ethtool/rings.c b/net/ethtool/rings.c
index c2ebf72be217..5422526f4eef 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/rings.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/rings.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (err_attr) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, err_attr,
-				    "requested ring size exceeeds maximum");
+				    "requested ring size exceeds maximum");
 		goto out_ops;
 	}