diff --git a/README b/README
index 489064d0..3d03f38c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ information about your system.
 The following variables should be set in tclmk/local.tcl:
 ::env(PATH) - The PATH to use for executables
 ::env(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) - the ld library path
-::GHC - the path the the ghc executable to use
+::GHC - the path for the ghc executable to use
 
 For example, tclmk/local.tcl might look like: