diff --git a/Lib/compiler/__init__.py b/Lib/compiler/__init__.py
index 5c65ecae40f..13855f948f5 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from modules contained in the package.
 
 parse(buf) -> AST
-    Donverts a string containing Python source code to an abstract
+    Converts a string containing Python source code to an abstract
     syntax tree (AST).  The AST is defined in compiler.ast.
 
 parseFile(path) -> AST
diff --git a/Tools/compiler/compiler/__init__.py b/Tools/compiler/compiler/__init__.py
index 5c65ecae40f..13855f948f5 100644
--- a/Tools/compiler/compiler/__init__.py
+++ b/Tools/compiler/compiler/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from modules contained in the package.
 
 parse(buf) -> AST
-    Donverts a string containing Python source code to an abstract
+    Converts a string containing Python source code to an abstract
     syntax tree (AST).  The AST is defined in compiler.ast.
 
 parseFile(path) -> AST