diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index 8163a19843..b7b1af813d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@ listed below are allowed:
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 [svn-remote "project-a"]
 	url = http://server.org/svn
+	fetch = trunk/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/trunk
 	branches = branches/*/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/branches/*
 	tags = tags/*/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/tags/*
-	trunk = trunk/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/trunk
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 Keep in mind that the '*' (asterisk) wildcard of the local ref