diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/pci-error-recovery.rst b/Documentation/PCI/pci-error-recovery.rst
index 13beee23cb04..9fa49a6ece85 100644
--- a/Documentation/PCI/pci-error-recovery.rst
+++ b/Documentation/PCI/pci-error-recovery.rst
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ STEP 4: Slot Reset
 ------------------
 
 In response to a return value of PCI_ERS_RESULT_NEED_RESET, the
-the platform will perform a slot reset on the requesting PCI device(s).
+platform will perform a slot reset on the requesting PCI device(s).
 The actual steps taken by a platform to perform a slot reset
 will be platform-dependent. Upon completion of slot reset, the
 platform will call the device slot_reset() callback.