diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 747a55abf494..302145870f1c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -7506,7 +7506,7 @@
 			Set a trigger on top of a specific event, with an optional
 			filter.
 
-			The format is is "trace_trigger=<event>.<trigger>[ if <filter>],..."
+			The format is "trace_trigger=<event>.<trigger>[ if <filter>],..."
 			Where more than one trigger may be specified that are comma deliminated.
 
 			For example: