diff --git a/modules/tools/upload/README.org b/modules/tools/upload/README.org
index 2507c2b57..45016e341 100644
--- a/modules/tools/upload/README.org
+++ b/modules/tools/upload/README.org
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Example:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 ((nil . ((ssh-deploy-root-local . "/local/path/to/project")
          (ssh-deploy-root-remote . "/ssh:user@server:/remote/project/")
-         (ssh-deploy-on-explicity-save . t))))
+         (ssh-deploy-on-explicit-save . t))))
 #+END_SRC
 
 Note: ~ssh-deploy-root-local~ is optional, and will resort to
diff --git a/modules/tools/upload/config.el b/modules/tools/upload/config.el
index cec95bf2c..c01a8bd3f 100644
--- a/modules/tools/upload/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/upload/config.el
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ;; Example:
 ;;   ((nil . ((ssh-deploy-root-local . "/local/path/to/project")
 ;;            (ssh-deploy-root-remote . "/ssh:user@server:/remote/project/")
-;;            (ssh-deploy-on-explicity-save . t))))
+;;            (ssh-deploy-on-explicit-save . t))))
 ;;
 ;; Note: `ssh-deploy-root-local' is optional, and will resort to
 ;; `doom-project-root' if unspecified.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   (dolist (sym '((ssh-deploy-root-local . stringp)
                  (ssh-deploy-root-remote . stringp)
                  (ssh-deploy-script . functionp)
-                 (ssh-deploy-on-explicitly-save . booleanp)
+                 (ssh-deploy-on-explicit-save . booleanp)
                  (ssh-deploy-async . booleanp)
                  (ssh-deploy-exclude-list . listp)))
     (put (car sym) 'safe-local-variable (cdr sym)))