diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c
index 0a07860a448..f43199f3820 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_base.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ ng_rmnode(node_p node, hook_p dummy1, void *dummy2, int dummy3)
 
 /*
  * Remove a reference to the node, possibly the last.
- * deadnode always acts as it it were the last.
+ * deadnode always acts as it were the last.
  */
 void
 ng_unref_node(node_p node)