diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-structure.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
index 673b05a52b..3a0144521a 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
         <title><filename>build/tmp/stamps/</filename></title>
 
         <para>
-            This directory holds information that that BitBake uses for accounting purposes
+            This directory holds information that BitBake uses for accounting purposes
             to track what tasks have run and when they have run.
             The directory is sub-divided by architecture.
             The files in the directory are empty of data.