diff --git a/chapter07/profile.xml b/chapter07/profile.xml
index 9f52bcc48..98faa3457 100644
--- a/chapter07/profile.xml
+++ b/chapter07/profile.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ will print:</para>
 
 <screen>ISO-8859-1</screen>
 
-<para>This results in in a final locale setting of <quote>en_GB.ISO-8859-1</quote>.</para>
+<para>This results in a final locale setting of <quote>en_GB.ISO-8859-1</quote>.</para>
 
 <para>Once the proper locale settings have been determined, create the
 <filename>/etc/profile</filename> file:</para>