diff --git a/compat/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java b/compat/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
index e9f1d8005e07..e4301d43e0fd 100644
--- a/compat/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
+++ b/compat/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public CLIManager() {
                 .build());
         options.addOption(Option.builder(Character.toString(BATCH_MODE))
                 .longOpt("batch-mode")
-                .desc("Run in non-interactive mode. Alias for --non-interactive (kept for backwards compatability)")
+                .desc("Run in non-interactive mode. Alias for --non-interactive (kept for backwards compatibility)")
                 .build());
         options.addOption(Option.builder()
                 .longOpt(NON_INTERACTIVE)
diff --git a/impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/CommonsCliOptions.java b/impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/CommonsCliOptions.java
index 037e2bccee2e..7f5768715ae4 100644
--- a/impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/CommonsCliOptions.java
+++ b/impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/CommonsCliOptions.java
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ protected void prepareOptions(org.apache.commons.cli.Options options) {
                     .get());
             options.addOption(Option.builder(BATCH_MODE)
                     .longOpt("batch-mode")
-                    .desc("Run in non-interactive mode. Alias for --non-interactive (kept for backwards compatability)")
+                    .desc("Run in non-interactive mode. Alias for --non-interactive (kept for backwards compatibility)")
                     .get());
             options.addOption(Option.builder()
                     .longOpt(NON_INTERACTIVE)