diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README
index 9e223ef32d..6c5b7d57b2 100644
--- a/contrib/README
+++ b/contrib/README
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ adminpack -
 
 auth_delay
 	Add a short delay after a failed authentication attempt, to make
-    make brute-force attacks on database passwords a bit harder.
+    brute-force attacks on database passwords a bit harder.
 	by KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>
 
 auto_explain -