diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/README b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/README
index 69e46cbf8a420f..54f00e3ec1ff38 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/README
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/README
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ for checking. It will be one of the following:
 Before making the call, the VALUES vector should be initialized 
 with pointers to the appropriate argument values.
 
-To call the the function using the initialized ffi_cif, use the
+To call the function using the initialized ffi_cif, use the
 ffi_call function:
 
 void ffi_call(ffi_cif *cif, void *fn, void *rvalue, void **avalues);