diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
index d55dc5a39bad..fb2a1526f6ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/crypto-API.tmpl
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@
      The type flag specifies the type of the cipher algorithm.
      The caller usually provides a 0 when the caller wants the
      default handling. Otherwise, the caller may provide the
-     following selections which match the the aforementioned
-     cipher types:
+     following selections which match the aforementioned cipher
+     types:
     </para>
 
     <itemizedlist>