diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml b/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml
index 36cac1ce24..4c0e5206ab 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/running.sgml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ nevertheless.
   </para>
   <para>
     To enable the debugger, you can use the Control-Shift-I or
-    Control-Shift-D keyboard shortcuts, or pass set the
+    Control-Shift-D keyboard shortcuts, or set the
     <envar>GTK_DEBUG=interactive</envar> environment variable.
   </para>
   <para>