diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
index f3b89e7239..1a875e04a7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ in sync when changing the above synopsis!
         existing roles to be automatically added as members, with the
         <literal>SET</literal> option enabled. This in effect makes the
         new role a <quote>group</quote>.  Roles named in this clause
-        with role-level the <literal>INHERIT</literal> attribute will have
+        with the role-level <literal>INHERIT</literal> attribute will have
         the <literal>INHERIT</literal> option enabled in the new membership.
         New memberships will have the <literal>ADMIN</literal> option disabled.
        </para>