diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index 08dfb51b0705..87a9b08f08d1 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ def set_xticklabels(self, labels, fontdict=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
 
         minor : bool, optional
             If True select the minor ticklabels,
-            else select the minor ticklabels
+            else select the major ticklabels
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -3393,7 +3393,7 @@ def set_yticklabels(self, labels, fontdict=None, minor=False, **kwargs):
 
         minor : bool, optional
             If True select the minor ticklabels,
-            else select the minor ticklabels
+            else select the major ticklabels
 
         Returns
         -------