diff --git a/gio/gapplication.c b/gio/gapplication.c
index 8256639ad..e112ab645 100644
--- a/gio/gapplication.c
+++ b/gio/gapplication.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  * arguments are passed through platform communication to the already
  * running program. The already running instance of the program is
  * called the "primary instance"; for non-unique applications this is
- * the always the current instance. On Linux, the D-Bus session bus
+ * always the current instance. On Linux, the D-Bus session bus
  * is used for communication.
  *
  * The use of #GApplication differs from some other commonly-used