diff --git a/news/amalgamation.rst b/news/amalgamation.rst
index 4e0247843..a01e1579b 100644
--- a/news/amalgamation.rst
+++ b/news/amalgamation.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **Changed:**
 
-* Moved ``amalgamate_source`` outside `build_tables`
+* Moved ``amalgamate_source`` outside ``build_tables``
 
 * Disable amalgamation on setup develop
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31298e94a..13b01ecab 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from xonsh import __version__ as XONSH_VERSION
 
 
 def amalgamate_source():
-    """Amalgamtes source files."""
+    """Amalgamates source files."""
     sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
     try:
         import amalgamate