diff --git a/sbin/reboot/nextboot.8 b/sbin/reboot/nextboot.8
index 614275ee7817..66330bf6da23 100644
--- a/sbin/reboot/nextboot.8
+++ b/sbin/reboot/nextboot.8
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
-utility allows specifying an alernate kernel and/or boot flags for the
+utility allows specifying an alternate kernel and/or boot flags for the
 next time the machine is booted. Once the loader loads in the new kernel
 information, it is deleted so in case the new kernel hangs the machine,
-once it is rebooted, the machine will automatically revert to it's previous
+once it is rebooted, the machine will automatically revert to its previous
 configuration.
 .Pp
 The options are as follows:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Invoking
 .Nm
 with the
 .Fl D
-option removes an existing nextboot configuration
+option removes an existing nextboot configuration.
 .It Fl f
 The
 .Fl f