diff --git a/man5/filesystems.5 b/man5/filesystems.5
index f3d37d3c7..aa7d74740 100644
--- a/man5/filesystems.5
+++ b/man5/filesystems.5
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ optional period and 3 character extension.
 .B ncpfs
 is a network filesystem that supports the NCP protocol,
 used by Novell NetWare.
-It was was removed from the kernel in 4.17.
+It was removed from the kernel in 4.17.
 .IP
 To use
 .BR ncpfs ,