diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_cartesian.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_cartesian.py
index 20d431cf7d..39825142fe 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_cartesian.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_cartesian.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def cartesian(
 ):
     """
     Args:
-         arrays (mapping or sequence of arrays): Each value in this mapping or
+        arrays (mapping or sequence of arrays): Each value in this mapping or
             sequence can be any array-like data that #ak.to_layout recognizes.
         axis (int): The dimension at which this operation is applied. The
             outermost dimension is `0`, followed by `1`, etc., and negative
diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_zip.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_zip.py
index 68e38101ee..bed5c233e5 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_zip.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_zip.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def zip(
 ):
     """
     Args:
-         arrays (mapping or sequence of arrays): Each value in this mapping or
+        arrays (mapping or sequence of arrays): Each value in this mapping or
             sequence can be any array-like data that #ak.to_layout recognizes.
         depth_limit (None or int): If None, attempt to fully broadcast the
             `array` to all levels. If an int, limit the number of dimensions