diff --git a/man/systemd.generator.xml b/man/systemd.generator.xml
index 79c046faac..c7e8bef4fb 100644
--- a/man/systemd.generator.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.generator.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     generated unit files or symlinks. By default those paths are runtime directories that are included in the
     search path of <command>systemd</command>, but a generator may be called with different paths for
     debugging purposes. If only one argument is provided, the generator should use the same directory as the
-    the three output paths.</para>
+    three output paths.</para>
 
     <orderedlist>
       <listitem>