diff --git a/lib/earlycpio.c b/lib/earlycpio.c
index c001e084829e..e83628882001 100644
--- a/lib/earlycpio.c
+++ b/lib/earlycpio.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum cpio_fields {
 /**
  * cpio_data find_cpio_data - Search for files in an uncompressed cpio
  * @path:       The directory to search for, including a slash at the end
- * @data:       Pointer to the the cpio archive or a header inside
+ * @data:       Pointer to the cpio archive or a header inside
  * @len:        Remaining length of the cpio based on data pointer
  * @nextoff:    When a matching file is found, this is the offset from the
  *              beginning of the cpio to the beginning of the next file, not the