diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c
index 13054653a06a..75c97bca0815 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inline.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int ext4_create_inline_data(handle_t *handle,
 		len = 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Insert the the xttr entry. */
+	/* Insert the xttr entry. */
 	i.value = value;
 	i.value_len = len;