diff --git a/adoc/chapters/device_compiler.adoc b/adoc/chapters/device_compiler.adoc
index f21d445e..0de35bbc 100644
--- a/adoc/chapters/device_compiler.adoc
+++ b/adoc/chapters/device_compiler.adoc
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ device kernel or code called by the device kernel.
   ** Static data members are treated the same way as for variable in namespace
      scope
 
-If a prvalue-to-xvalue conversion happens as part of the an initialization
+If a prvalue-to-xvalue conversion happens as part of an initialization
 expression, then the result is assigned to the same address space as the entity
 being initialized.
 Otherwise, if the conversion happens in a block scope or function parameter