diff --git a/peps/pep-0720.rst b/peps/pep-0720.rst
index 9cd72a87aa2..e9c2dd1a378 100644
--- a/peps/pep-0720.rst
+++ b/peps/pep-0720.rst
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ must be resolvable at link time. POSIX-like platforms based on Windows — like
 Cygwin, MinGW, or MSYS — will also require linking against ``libpython``.
 
 On most POSIX platforms, it is not necessary to link against ``libpython``, as
-the symbols will already be available in the due to the interpreter — or, when
+the symbols will already be available due to the interpreter — or, when
 embedding, the executable/library in question — already linking to
 ``libpython``. Not linking an extension module against ``libpython`` will allow
 it to be loaded by static Python builds, so when possible, it is desirable to do