diff --git a/doc/contributing/maintaining-dependencies.md b/doc/contributing/maintaining-dependencies.md
index 2c057320b4819b..b43f1d36a40fc6 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/maintaining-dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/maintaining-dependencies.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ shared library is available can added by:
   If there are additional libraries that are required it is
   possible to list more than one with the `pkgname` option.
 * in `node.gypi` guard the build for the dependency
-  with `node_shared_depname` so that is is only built if
+  with `node_shared_depname` so that it is only built if
   the dependency is being bundled into Node.js itself. For example:
 
 ```text