diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 9a075bc4d2..952859f40a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ with a different commit message or timestamp will be skipped).
 It is possible that a merge failure will prevent this process from being
 completely automatic.  You will have to resolve any such merge failure
 and run `git rebase --continue`.  Another option is to bypass the commit
-that caused the merge failure with `git rebase --skip`.  To restore the
+that caused the merge failure with `git rebase --skip`.  To check out the
 original <branch> and remove the .git/rebase-apply working files, use the
 command `git rebase --abort` instead.
 
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ leave out at most one of A and B, in which case it defaults to HEAD.
 	Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
 
 --abort::
-	Restore the original branch and abort the rebase operation.
+	Abort the rebase operation and reset HEAD to the original
+	branch. If <branch> was provided when the rebase operation was
+	started, then HEAD will be reset to <branch>. Otherwise HEAD
+	will be reset to where it was when the rebase operation was
+	started.
 
 --skip::
 	Restart the rebasing process by skipping the current patch.
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index d7855ea1c6..38cbee7dce 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ It then attempts to create a new commit for each commit from the original
 It is possible that a merge failure will prevent this process from being
 completely automatic.  You will have to resolve any such merge failure
 and run git rebase --continue.  Another option is to bypass the commit
-that caused the merge failure with git rebase --skip.  To restore the
+that caused the merge failure with git rebase --skip.  To check out the
 original <branch> and remove the .git/rebase-apply working files, use the
 command git rebase --abort instead.
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ whitespace=!       passed to 'git apply'
 ignore-whitespace! passed to 'git apply'
 C=!                passed to 'git apply'
  Actions:
-continue!          continue rebasing process
-abort!             abort rebasing process and restore original branch
-skip!              skip current patch and continue rebasing process
+continue!          continue
+abort!             abort and check out the original branch
+skip!              skip current patch and continue
 "
 . git-sh-setup
 set_reflog_action rebase
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ok_to_skip_pre_rebase=
 resolvemsg="
 When you have resolved this problem run \"git rebase --continue\".
 If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run \"git rebase --skip\".
-To restore the original branch and stop rebasing run \"git rebase --abort\".
+To check out the original branch and stop rebasing run \"git rebase --abort\".
 "
 unset onto
 strategy=