diff --git a/lib/libc/net/inet.3 b/lib/libc/net/inet.3
index f9ce2c62f925..5bc01f57db77 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/inet.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/inet.3
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ functions conform to
 .St -xns5.2 .
 Note that
 .Fn inet_pton
-does not accept 1-, 2-, or 3-part  dotted addresses; all four parts
+does not accept 1-, 2-, or 3-part dotted addresses; all four parts
 must be specified.
 This is a narrower input set than that accepted by
 .Fn inet_aton .