diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-rebase.sample b/templates/hooks--pre-rebase.sample
index 053f1111c0..b7f81c198e 100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-rebase.sample
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-rebase.sample
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-exit 0
-
-################################################################
+<<\DOC_END
 
 This sample hook safeguards topic branches that have been
 published from being rewound.
@@ -167,3 +165,5 @@ To compute (2):
 	git rev-list master..topic
 
 	if this is empty, it is fully merged to "master".
+
+DOC_END