diff --git a/include/drm/drm_rect.h b/include/drm/drm_rect.h
index 57a3be9e53e4..e7f4d24cdd00 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_rect.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_rect.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static inline int drm_rect_height(const struct drm_rect *r)
 }
 
 /**
- * drm_rect_visible - determine if the the rectangle is visible
+ * drm_rect_visible - determine if the rectangle is visible
  * @r: rectangle whose visibility is returned
  *
  * RETURNS: