diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/fdwhandler.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/fdwhandler.sgml
index 81c12e36cd4..2c07a866372 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/fdwhandler.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/fdwhandler.sgml
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ RefetchForeignRow(EState *estate,
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     This function should store the tuple into the provided, or clear it if if
+     This function should store the tuple into the provided slot, or clear it if
      the row lock couldn't be obtained.  The row lock type to acquire is
      defined by <literal>erm-&gt;markType</literal>, which is the value
      previously returned by <function>GetForeignRowMarkType</function>.