diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index c04ae739e..af68d694a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git merge' [-n] [--stat] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s <strategy>]...
-	[-m <msg>] <remote> <remote>...
+	[-m <msg>] <remote>...
 'git merge' <msg> HEAD <remote>...
 
 DESCRIPTION