diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ProducerPerformance.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ProducerPerformance.scala
index bc25cd2f371c1..fb261a96eef62 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ProducerPerformance.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/tools/ProducerPerformance.scala
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ object ProducerPerformance extends Logging {
       .defaultsTo(0)
     val csvMetricsReporterEnabledOpt = parser.accepts("csv-reporter-enabled", "If set, the CSV metrics reporter will be enabled")
     val metricsDirectoryOpt = parser.accepts("metrics-dir", "If csv-reporter-enable is set, and this parameter is" +
-      "set, the csv metrics will be outputed here")
+      "set, the csv metrics will be output here")
       .withRequiredArg
-      .describedAs("metrics dictory")
+      .describedAs("metrics directory")
       .ofType(classOf[java.lang.String])
     val useNewProducerOpt = parser.accepts("new-producer", "Use the new producer implementation.")