diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 43b95490a..36d6e291e 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ init_secondary_gpu_state (MetaRendererNative  *renderer_native,
 
       g_warning ("Secondary GPU initialization failed (%s). "
                  "Falling back to GPU-less mode instead, so the "
-                 "the secondary monitor may be slow to update.",
+                 "secondary monitor may be slow to update.",
                  local_error->message);
 
       renderer_gpu_data->secondary.copy_mode =