diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS
index eee8589d4..edd0a941d 100644
--- a/doc/DETAILS
+++ b/doc/DETAILS
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ CREATE TABLE signatures (
                - 5 :: Import from a trusted URL.
                - 6 :: Import from a trusted file.
                - 7 :: Self generated.
-  - 4 octets :: Time of last update.  This is a a four-octet scalar
+  - 4 octets :: Time of last update.  This is a four-octet scalar
                 with the seconds since Epoch.
   - 1 octet  :: Scalar with the length of the following field.
   - N octets :: String with the URL of the source.  This may be a
diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index 6b39d73cd..3955ed0e2 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ control this behavior but this command line option takes precedence.
 Set the time a cache entry is valid to @var{n} seconds.  The default
 is 600 seconds.  Each time a cache entry is accessed, the entry's
 timer is reset.  To set an entry's maximum lifetime, use
-@command{max-cache-ttl}.  Note that a cached passphrase may not
+@command{max-cache-ttl}.  Note that a cached passphrase may not be
 evicted immediately from memory if no client requests a cache
 operation.  This is due to an internal housekeeping function which is
 only run every few seconds.