diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c
index ba9ae0e2df0f..fff522d347e3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ out_2:
 		 * by xpc_notify_senders_of_disconnect_uv(), and to also get an
 		 * error returned here will confuse them. Additionally, since
 		 * in this case the channel is being disconnected we don't need
-		 * to put the the msg_slot back on the free list.
+		 * to put the msg_slot back on the free list.
 		 */
 		if (cmpxchg(&msg_slot->func, func, NULL) != func) {
 			ret = xpSuccess;