diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/Mail-User-HOWTO.xml b/LDP/howto/docbook/Mail-User-HOWTO.xml
index 4e7fd5d7..c4c36948 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/docbook/Mail-User-HOWTO.xml
+++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/Mail-User-HOWTO.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ everyone, both on your machine and remotely.  To create MTA aliases
 you must modify a system file, usually but not always
 <filename>/etc/aliases</filename> or
 <filename>/etc/mail/aliases</filename> (the location depends on your
-MTA).  It may be instructive for you to look at the the aliases on
+MTA).  It may be instructive for you to look at the aliases on
 your system; it should contain a number of standard aliases such as
 `postmaster'.</para>