diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 8f809f8d..4e1cd894 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -2778,8 +2778,7 @@ will be passed through
 and formats (see
 .Sx FORMATS )
 will be expanded.
-
-It may also contain the a special character sequence #[] to change the colour
+It may also contain the special character sequence #[] to change the colour
 or attributes, for example
 .Ql #[fg=red,bright]
 to set a bright red foreground.