diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_encrypted_ami.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_encrypted_ami.go
index 8580927a2..6f365f067 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_encrypted_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_encrypted_ami.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateEncryptedAMICopy) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ec2conn := state.Get("ec2").(*ec2.EC2)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
-	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancelation or error...")
+	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancellation or error...")
 	deregisterOpts := &ec2.DeregisterImageInput{ImageId: s.image.ImageId}
 	if _, err := ec2conn.DeregisterImage(deregisterOpts); err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deregistering AMI, may still be around: %s", err))
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
index a93740d27..9cb4bcee2 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateAMI) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ec2conn := state.Get("ec2").(*ec2.EC2)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
-	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancelation or error...")
+	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancellation or error...")
 	deregisterOpts := &ec2.DeregisterImageInput{ImageId: s.image.ImageId}
 	if _, err := ec2conn.DeregisterImage(deregisterOpts); err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deregistering AMI, may still be around: %s", err))
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/step_register_ami.go b/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/step_register_ami.go
index 95212903a..2f3b9d776 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/step_register_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebssurrogate/step_register_ami.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ec2conn := state.Get("ec2").(*ec2.EC2)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
-	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancelation or error...")
+	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancellation or error...")
 	deregisterOpts := &ec2.DeregisterImageInput{ImageId: s.image.ImageId}
 	if _, err := ec2conn.DeregisterImage(deregisterOpts); err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deregistering AMI, may still be around: %s", err))