diff --git a/doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md b/doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
index 4f2754903f9b..a56f6d097989 100644
--- a/doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
+++ b/doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ This is for consistency with the convention of software packages placing executa
 
 The created file is marked as executable.
 The file's contents will be put into `/nix/store/<store path>/bin/<name>`.
-The store path will include the the name, and it will be a directory.
+The store path will include the name, and it will be a directory.
 
 ::: {.example #ex-writeScriptBin}
 # Usage of `writeScriptBin`