diff --git a/libavformat/mov.c b/libavformat/mov.c
index d5c67fbc68..7553a7fdfc 100644
--- a/libavformat/mov.c
+++ b/libavformat/mov.c
@@ -8028,7 +8028,7 @@ static const AVOption mov_options[] = {
         OFFSET(use_absolute_path), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0},
         0, 1, FLAGS},
     {"seek_streams_individually",
-        "Seek each stream individually to the to the closest point",
+        "Seek each stream individually to the closest point",
         OFFSET(seek_individually), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 1 },
         0, 1, FLAGS},
     {"ignore_editlist", "Ignore the edit list atom.", OFFSET(ignore_editlist), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0},