diff --git a/lisp/whitespace.el b/lisp/whitespace.el
index 53bf363..c4d74cb 100644
--- a/lisp/whitespace.el
+++ b/lisp/whitespace.el
@@ -440,12 +440,12 @@ whitespace-style
 			It has effect only if `face' (see above)
 			is present in `whitespace-style'.
 
-   indentation::tab	8 or more SPACEs at beginning of line are
+   indentation::space	8 or more SPACEs at beginning of line are
 			visualized via faces.
 			It has effect only if `face' (see above)
 			is present in `whitespace-style'.
 
-   indentation::space	TABs at beginning of line are visualized via
+   indentation::tab	TABs at beginning of line are visualized via
 			faces.
 			It has effect only if `face' (see above)
 			is present in `whitespace-style'.