diff --git a/src/doc/book/using-rust-without-the-standard-library.md b/src/doc/book/using-rust-without-the-standard-library.md
index 59182e1a4efce..2c7a097fe8045 100644
--- a/src/doc/book/using-rust-without-the-standard-library.md
+++ b/src/doc/book/using-rust-without-the-standard-library.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ don’t want to use the standard library via an attribute: `#![no_std]`.
 > For details on binaries without the standard library, see [the nightly
 > chapter on `#![no_std]`](no-stdlib.html)
 
-To use `#![no_std]`, add a it to your crate root:
+To use `#![no_std]`, add it to your crate root:
 
 ```rust
 #![no_std]