diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 24932b9c03e8..2eec20cbe8ef 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ config KERNEL_LZO
 	depends on HAVE_KERNEL_LZO
 	help
 	  Its compression ratio is the poorest among the 4. The kernel
-	  size is about about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
+	  size is about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
 	  (both compression and decompression) is the fastest.
 
 endchoice
diff --git a/usr/Kconfig b/usr/Kconfig
index e2721f5a3504..c2c7fe2f717d 100644
--- a/usr/Kconfig
+++ b/usr/Kconfig
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO
 	depends on RD_LZO
 	help
 	  Its compression ratio is the poorest among the four. The kernel
-	  size is about about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
+	  size is about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
 	  (both compression and decompression) is the fastest.
 
 endchoice