diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 61394890788e..75006c4036e9 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /**
  * DOC: bitmap introduction
  *
- * bitmaps provide an array of bits, implemented using an an
+ * bitmaps provide an array of bits, implemented using an
  * array of unsigned longs.  The number of valid bits in a
  * given bitmap does _not_ need to be an exact multiple of
  * BITS_PER_LONG.