diff --git a/usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.8 b/usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.8
index 36b69f5d3375..178389920448 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.8
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ To make the interpreter automatically available in jails and chroots,
 use the
 .Fl -pre-open
 option to allow the kernel to open the binary at configuration time
-rather then lazily when the the interpreted program is started.
+rather then lazily when the interpreted program is started.
 .Pp
 The interpreter
 .Ar path