diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index 968a75ab4..605194fc7 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ The attribute is likewise accessible via
 .IR /proc/self/task/[tid]/comm ,
 where
 .I [tid]
-is the the thread ID of the calling thread, as returned by
+is the thread ID of the calling thread, as returned by
 .BR gettid (2).
 .\" prctl PR_GET_NAME
 .TP