diff --git a/libbb/appletlib.c b/libbb/appletlib.c
index fc84d36..705829c 100644
--- a/libbb/appletlib.c
+++ b/libbb/appletlib.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
 					sct->m_mode |= mode_mask[(q - mode_chars) - i];
 				}
 
-				/* Now get the the user/group info. */
+				/* Now get the user/group info. */
 
 				s = skip_whitespace(e);