diff --git a/doc/misc/semantic.texi b/doc/misc/semantic.texi
index 26979e4cb11..c2b2be2282e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/semantic.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/semantic.texi
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ preprocessors.
 @item semantic/grammar.el
 @itemx semantic/bovine/grammar.el
 The ``bovine'' grammar.  This is the first grammar mode written for
-@semantic{} and is useful for simple creating simple parsers.
+@semantic{} and is useful for creating simple parsers.
 
 @item semantic/wisent.el
 @itemx semantic/wisent/wisent.el