diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index d1e42e8..74134ae 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -7065,7 +7065,7 @@ irc_handle_topic (struct server *s, const struct irc_message *msg)
 	struct buffer *buffer = str_map_find (&s->irc_buffer_map, channel_name);
 	hard_assert (channel || !buffer);
 
-	// It would be is weird for this to be false
+	// It would be weird for this to be false
 	if (channel)
 		cstr_set (&channel->topic, xstrdup (topic));