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 ```
 For non debian based distros, make sure that your mingw-w64-gcc cross compiler 
 does have `--enable-threads=posix` enabled during configure. If your distro does
-ship it's mingw-w64-gcc binary with `--enable-threads=win32` you might have to
+ship its mingw-w64-gcc binary with `--enable-threads=win32` you might have to
 recompile locally or open a bug at your distro's bugtracker to ask for it.