diff --git a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
index 1f990b3..ad4ff34 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Return the given node's successor node---the node which has the
- * next key in the the left to right ordering. If the node has
+ * next key in the left to right ordering. If the node has
  * no successor, a null pointer is returned rather than a pointer to
  * the nil node.
  */