diff --git a/iterator/iter_fwd.c b/iterator/iter_fwd.c
index e5991ac3e..4c1049bb6 100644
--- a/iterator/iter_fwd.c
+++ b/iterator/iter_fwd.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ read_fwds_host(struct config_stub* s, struct delegpt* dp)
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if(dname_subdomain_c(dname, dp->name)) {
-			log_warn("forward-host '%s' may have has a circular "
+			log_warn("forward-host '%s' may have a circular "
 				"dependency on forward-zone '%s'",
 				p->str, s->name);
 		}