diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 7b6dc22e7..e37a1234f 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ $ git reset --hard HEAD
 Or, if you've already commited the merge that you want to throw away,
 
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-$ git reset --hard HEAD^
+$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD
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 However, this last command can be dangerous in some cases--never