diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 3b0f87a71b..4ac36a4742 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
     [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
     [-p|--paginate|-P|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
     [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
-    [--super-prefix=<path>] [--config-env <name>=<envvar>]
+    [--super-prefix=<path>] [--config-env=<name>=<envvar>]
     <command> [<args>]
 
 DESCRIPTION