diff --git a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlclose.c b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlclose.c
index 32e46fc73ad..3a83e7df428 100644
--- a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlclose.c
+++ b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlclose.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int dlclose(FAR void *handle)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED)
   /* The PROTECTED build is equivalent to the FLAT build EXCEPT that there
-   * must be two copies of the the module logic:  One residing in kernel
+   * must be two copies of the module logic:  One residing in kernel
    * space and using the kernel symbol table and one residing in user space
    * using the user space symbol table.
    *
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ int dlclose(FAR void *handle)
 #warning Missing logic
   return -ENOSYS;
 #endif
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlopen.c b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlopen.c
index 28df22d13d8..1ee51ca6a57 100644
--- a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlopen.c
+++ b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlopen.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ FAR void *dlopen(FAR const char *file, int mode)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED)
   /* The PROTECTED build is equivalent to the FLAT build EXCEPT that there
-   * must be two copies of the the module logic:  One residing in kernel
+   * must be two copies of the module logic:  One residing in kernel
    * space and using the kernel symbol table and one residing in user space
    * using the user space symbol table.
    *
diff --git a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsym.c b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsym.c
index 85ed5225652..d57255aadc1 100644
--- a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsym.c
+++ b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsym.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ FAR void *dlsym(FAR void *handle, FAR const char *name)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED)
   /* The PROTECTED build is equivalent to the FLAT build EXCEPT that there
-   * must be two copies of the the module logic:  One residing in kernel
+   * must be two copies of the module logic:  One residing in kernel
    * space and using the kernel symbol table and one residing in user space
    * using the user space symbol table.
    *
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ FAR void *dlsym(FAR void *handle, FAR const char *name)
 #warning Missing logic
   return NULL;
 #endif
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsymtab.c b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsymtab.c
index 1b192024fbe..bea20c98212 100644
--- a/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsymtab.c
+++ b/libc/dllfcn/lib_dlsymtab.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int dlsymtab(FAR const struct symtab_s *symtab, int nsymbols)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED)
   /* The PROTECTED build is equivalent to the FLAT build EXCEPT that there
-   * must be two copies of the the module logic:  One residing in kernel
+   * must be two copies of the module logic:  One residing in kernel
    * space and using the kernel symbol table and one residing in user space
    * using the user space symbol table.
    *
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ int dlsymtab(FAR const struct symtab_s *symtab, int nsymbols)
 #warning Missing logic
   return NULL;
 #endif
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}