diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c b/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
index 74068742cef3..9acde71558d5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  * variable is not locked.  It is only written from the cpu that
  * it stores (or by the on/offlining cpu if that cpu is offline),
  * and only read after all the cpus are ready for the coupled idle
- * state are are no longer updating it.
+ * state are no longer updating it.
  *
  * Three atomic counters are used.  alive_count tracks the number
  * of cpus in the coupled set that are currently or soon will be