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
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 [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>