diff --git a/tools/counter/counter_watch_events.c b/tools/counter/counter_watch_events.c
index 3898fe7e35ec..37d1b4b3e63d 100644
--- a/tools/counter/counter_watch_events.c
+++ b/tools/counter/counter_watch_events.c
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ static void print_usage(void)
 		"  evt_capture                (COUNTER_EVENT_CAPTURE)\n"
 		"\n"
 		"  chan=<n>                   channel <n> for this watch [default: 0]\n"
-		"  id=<n>                     componend id <n> for this watch [default: 0]\n"
-		"  parent=<n>                 componend parent <n> for this watch [default: 0]\n"
+		"  id=<n>                     component id <n> for this watch [default: 0]\n"
+		"  parent=<n>                 component parent <n> for this watch [default: 0]\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Example with two watched events:\n\n"
 		"counter_watch_events -d \\\n"