diff --git a/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.cpp b/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.cpp
index 6ab2ff6a78..de99ead058 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ std::optional<std::string_view> VideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL::AllocateContext()
 	}
 
 	this->gl_context = SDL_GL_CreateContext(this->sdl_window);
-	if (this->gl_context == nullptr) return "SDL2: Can't active GL context";
+	if (this->gl_context == nullptr) return "SDL2: Can't activate GL context";
 
 	ToggleVsync(_video_vsync);
 
diff --git a/src/video/win32_v.cpp b/src/video/win32_v.cpp
index 798a2dc475..1f7899a0d4 100644
--- a/src/video/win32_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/win32_v.cpp
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ std::optional<std::string_view> VideoDriver_Win32OpenGL::AllocateContext()
 		rc = wglCreateContext(this->dc);
 		if (rc == nullptr) return "Can't create OpenGL context";
 	}
-	if (!wglMakeCurrent(this->dc, rc)) return "Can't active GL context";
+	if (!wglMakeCurrent(this->dc, rc)) return "Can't activate GL context";
 
 	this->ToggleVsync(_video_vsync);