diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index a29bf107d..524cbc76e 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ libraries and an ordered list of candidate libraries.
 .I /etc/ld.so.preload
 File containing a whitespace separated list of ELF shared libraries to
 be loaded before the program.
-libraries and an ordered list of candidate libraries.
 .TP
 .B lib*.so*
 shared libraries