diff --git a/docs/NETWORK_ONLINE.md b/docs/NETWORK_ONLINE.md
index ec57928f8d..d2a757ac51 100644
--- a/docs/NETWORK_ONLINE.md
+++ b/docs/NETWORK_ONLINE.md
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ that matches various links, but also by settings like
 [systemd.network(5)](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.network.html).
 
 It is also possible to plug in additional checks for network state. For
-example, to delay `network-online.target` until some a specific host is
+example, to delay `network-online.target` until a specific host is
 reachable (the name can be resolved over DNS and the appropriate route has been
 established), the following simple service could be used: