diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
index 10f6fa58b..2cbd1f764 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git-remote'
-'git-remote' add [-t <branch>] [-m <branch>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url>
+'git-remote' add [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url>
 'git-remote' rm <name>
 'git-remote' show <name>
 'git-remote' prune <name>
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index 5f0f241ad..2ecebc45a 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ b,binary        pass --allo-binary-replacement to git-apply
 3,3way          allow fall back on 3way merging if needed
 s,signoff       add a Signed-off-by line to the commit message
 u,utf8          recode into utf8 (default)
-k,keep          pass -k flagg to git-mailinfo
+k,keep          pass -k flag to git-mailinfo
 whitespace=     pass it through git-apply
 C=              pass it through git-apply
 p=              pass it through git-apply