diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
index a03515f1e..19d473c07 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -t <tool>::
 --tool=<tool>::
 	Use the diff tool specified by <tool>.
-	Valid merge tools are:
+	Valid diff tools are:
 	araxis, bc3, diffuse, emerge, ecmerge, gvimdiff, kdiff3,
 	kompare, meld, opendiff, p4merge, tkdiff, vimdiff and xxdiff.
 +