diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-shell.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-shell.5
index 1367c9b2ef..83a006e3b6 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-shell.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-shell.5
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ make it easy to tie an existing database to the
 .B slapd
 front-end.
 .LP
-This backend is is primarily intended to be used in prototypes.
+This backend is primarily intended to be used in prototypes.
 .SH WARNING
 The
 .B abandon