diff --git a/include/linux/exportfs.h b/include/linux/exportfs.h
index d896b8657085..3ceb72b67a7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/exportfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/exportfs.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct fid {
  * get_name:
  *    @get_name should find a name for the given @child in the given @parent
  *    directory.  The name should be stored in the @name (with the
- *    understanding that it is already pointing to a a %NAME_MAX+1 sized
+ *    understanding that it is already pointing to a %NAME_MAX+1 sized
  *    buffer.   get_name() should return %0 on success, a negative error code
  *    or error.  @get_name will be called without @parent->i_mutex held.
  *