diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index b73a99d61f..755d7186f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -f::
 	Allow adding otherwise ignored files.
 
-\i, \--interactive::
+-i, \--interactive::
 	Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
 	the index.