diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 7cb7d2ff139b..6c470a50a36d 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bio_alloc_bioset);
  * be reused by calling bio_uninit() before calling bio_init() again.
  *
  * Note that unlike bio_alloc() or bio_alloc_bioset() allocations from this
- * function are not backed by a mempool can can fail.  Do not use this function
+ * function are not backed by a mempool can fail.  Do not use this function
  * for allocations in the file system I/O path.
  *
  * Returns: Pointer to new bio on success, NULL on failure.