diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.VMS b/docs/INSTALL.VMS
index 0586afdbe..28a84c20a 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.VMS
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.VMS
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ccopt=<value>
   Options to pass to the C compiler e.g. ccopt=/float=ieee
 
 In case you did download the demos, place them in a separate directory
-directly below the the toplevel  directory of Freetype2 and follow the
+sharing the same toplevel as the directory of Freetype2 and follow the
 same  instructions as  above  for  the demos  from  there.  The  build
 process relies on this to figure the location of the Freetype2 include
 files.