diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/C++-dlopen/C++-dlopen.xml b/LDP/howto/docbook/C++-dlopen/C++-dlopen.xml
index 42554f35..2f05902d 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/docbook/C++-dlopen/C++-dlopen.xml
+++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/C++-dlopen/C++-dlopen.xml
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ extern "C" void bar();
 
       <para>To use the class from the module, load the two factory
         functions using <function>dlsym</function> just <link
-        linkend="loadingfunctions">as we loaded the the hello
+        linkend="loadingfunctions">as we loaded the hello
         function</link>; then, we can create and destroy as many
         instances as we wish.</para>