diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/xillybus.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/xillybus.rst
index 2446ee303c09531e6a8307c4290639eab1d2dc61..a3ab832cb22bd5ca17c42be2841026a967d839b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/xillybus.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/xillybus.rst
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ buffer is full, the FPGA informs the host about that (appending a
 XILLYMSG_OPCODE_RELEASEBUF message channel 0 and sending an interrupt if
 necessary). The host responds by making the data available for reading through
 the character device. When all data has been read, the host writes on the
-the FPGA's buffer control register, allowing the buffer's overwriting. Flow
+FPGA's buffer control register, allowing the buffer's overwriting. Flow
 control mechanisms exist on both sides to prevent underflows and overflows.
 
 This is not good enough for creating a TCP/IP-like stream: If the data flow