diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.sgml
index 21304c67..468b47d2 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.sgml
+++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.sgml
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ up until you successfully complete this step.
 Success in the previous step means that the raid array is now operational,
 but without redundancy. We must now re-partition the old drive(s) to fit
 into the new raid array. Remember that if the geometries are not the same,
-the the partition size on the old drive must be the same or larger than the
+the partition size on the old drive must be the same or larger than the
 raid partitions or they can not be added to the raid set.
 <p>
 Re-partition the old drive as required. Example: