diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4004538311..aebe54da9b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 Tue Jan 29 18:39:25 CET 2008  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	Enable the duplicate-"the" test; fix violations
+	* Makefile.cfg (local-checks-to-skip) [sc_the_the]: Enable.
+	* docs/virsh.pod: Remove a duplicate "the".
+	* libvirt.spec.in: Likewise.
+	* virsh.1: Likewise.
+
 	Add framework for code style- and syntax-checking rules.
 	Almost all tests are initially disabled via the list in Makefile.cfg.
 	* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add .x-sc_avoid_if_before_free.
diff --git a/Makefile.cfg b/Makefile.cfg
index f1194d13ee..ba59f29144 100644
--- a/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/Makefile.cfg
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ local-checks-to-skip =			\
   sc_space_tab				\
   sc_sun_os_names			\
   sc_system_h_headers			\
-  sc_the_the				\
   sc_two_space_separator_in_usage	\
   sc_useless_cpp_parens			\
   patch-check				\
diff --git a/docs/virsh.pod b/docs/virsh.pod
index 8166db73df..8f4086cbaa 100644
--- a/docs/virsh.pod
+++ b/docs/virsh.pod
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ anymore.
 =item B<resume> I<domain-id>
 
 Moves a domain out of the suspended state.  This will allow a previously
-suspended domain to now be eligible for scheduling by the the underlying
+suspended domain to now be eligible for scheduling by the underlying
 hypervisor.
 
 =item B<ttyconsole> I<domain-id>
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 9b3fa6718f..8e918b957f 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Obsoletes: libvir-python
 %description python
 The libvirt-python package contains a module that permits applications
 written in the Python programming language to use the interface
-supplied by the libvirt library to use the the virtualization capabilities 
+supplied by the libvirt library to use the virtualization capabilities 
 of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).
 
 %prep
diff --git a/virsh.1 b/virsh.1
index 09df396e4b..fa4675c70f 100644
--- a/virsh.1
+++ b/virsh.1
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ anymore.
 .IP "\fBresume\fR \fIdomain-id\fR" 4
 .IX Item "resume domain-id"
 Moves a domain out of the suspended state.  This will allow a previously
-suspended domain to now be eligible for scheduling by the the underlying
+suspended domain to now be eligible for scheduling by the underlying
 hypervisor.
 .IP "\fBttyconsole\fR \fIdomain-id\fR" 4
 .IX Item "ttyconsole domain-id"