diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index b14f0ed7427bc4..842c94286d316a 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static int vmci_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk,
 	 * for ourself or any previous connection requests that we received.
 	 * If it's the latter, we try to find a socket in our list of pending
 	 * connections and, if we do, call the appropriate handler for the
-	 * state that that socket is in.  Otherwise we try to service the
+	 * state that socket is in.  Otherwise we try to service the
 	 * connection request.
 	 */
 	pending = vmci_transport_get_pending(sk, pkt);