diff --git a/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint b/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint
index 719f18b1edf0..f1af27ce9f20 100755
--- a/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint
+++ b/tools/debugging/kernel-chktaint
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "For a more detailed explanation of the various taint flags see"
-echo " Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst in the the Linux kernel sources"
+echo " Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst in the Linux kernel sources"
 echo " or https://kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html"
 echo "Raw taint value as int/string: $taint/'$out'"
 #EOF#