diff --git a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_rdma_core.c b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_rdma_core.c
index ec8d42777c41..d259449f698e 100644
--- a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_rdma_core.c
+++ b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_rdma_core.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int uverbs_try_lock_object(struct ib_uobject *uobj,
 	 * In exclusive access mode, we check that the counter is zero (nobody
 	 * claimed this object) and we set it to -1. Releasing a shared access
 	 * lock is done simply by decreasing the counter. As for exclusive
-	 * access locks, since only a single one of them is is allowed
+	 * access locks, since only a single one of them is allowed
 	 * concurrently, setting the counter to zero is enough for releasing
 	 * this lock.
 	 */