diff --git a/scripts/yocto-kernel b/scripts/yocto-kernel
index fd97cb77d9..5c70d0c8cc 100755
--- a/scripts/yocto-kernel
+++ b/scripts/yocto-kernel
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ subcommands = {
 
 
 def start_logging(loglevel):
-    logging.basicConfig(filname = 'yocto-kernel.log', filemode = 'w', level=loglevel)
+    logging.basicConfig(filename = 'yocto-kernel.log', filemode = 'w', level=loglevel)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/scripts/yocto-layer b/scripts/yocto-layer
index a5267f2c11..d58facaa41 100755
--- a/scripts/yocto-layer
+++ b/scripts/yocto-layer
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ subcommands = {
 
 
 def start_logging(loglevel):
-    logging.basicConfig(filname = 'yocto-layer.log', filemode = 'w', level=loglevel)
+    logging.basicConfig(filename = 'yocto-layer.log', filemode = 'w', level=loglevel)
 
 
 def main():