diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
index 2214a30c170..13a8ec46a8a 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
@@ -5026,7 +5026,7 @@ should return the @var{offset} to use to indent @var{arg} itself.
 @item
 @code{:elem}, in which case the function should return either the offset
 to use to indent function arguments (if @var{arg} is the symbol
-@code{arg}) or the basic indentation step (if @var{arg} is the symbol
+@code{args}) or the basic indentation step (if @var{arg} is the symbol
 @code{basic}).
 @item
 @code{:list-intro}, in which case @var{arg} is a token and the function
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el
index 91f3332a79b..33821b8be28 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ METHOD can be:
 - :before, in which case ARG is a token and the function should return the
   OFFSET to use to indent ARG itself.
 - :elem, in which case the function should return either:
-  - the offset to use to indent function arguments (ARG = `arg')
+  - the offset to use to indent function arguments (ARG = `args')
   - the basic indentation step (ARG = `basic').
   - the token to use (when ARG = `empty-line-token') when we don't know how
     to indent an empty line.