diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index d717485e8a1e..d8534d3f68dd 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ def func_project(self, node: mparser.FunctionNode, args: T.Tuple[str, T.List[str
             option_file = old_option_file
         if os.path.exists(option_file):
             with open(option_file, 'rb') as f:
-                # We want fast  not cryptographically secure, this is just to
+                # We want fast not cryptographically secure, this is just to
                 # see if the option file has changed
                 self.coredata.options_files[self.subproject] = (option_file, hashlib.sha1(f.read()).hexdigest())
             oi = optinterpreter.OptionInterpreter(self.environment.coredata.optstore, self.subproject)