diff --git a/src/netbase.cpp b/src/netbase.cpp
index 5a560bc95a..82040605c5 100644
--- a/src/netbase.cpp
+++ b/src/netbase.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ struct ProxyCredentials
     std::string password;
 };
 
-/** Convert SOCKS5 reply to a an error message */
+/** Convert SOCKS5 reply to an error message */
 std::string Socks5ErrorString(uint8_t err)
 {
     switch(err) {