diff --git a/Documentation/config/log.txt b/Documentation/config/log.txt
index 78d9e4453a..7798e10cb0 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/log.txt
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ log.showSignature::
 
 log.mailmap::
 	If true, makes linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1], and
-	linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--use-mailmap`.
+	linkgit:git-whatchanged[1] assume `--use-mailmap`, otherwise
+	assume `--no-use-mailmap`. False by default.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index b02e922dc3..b406bc4c48 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Print out the ref name given on the command line by which each
 	commit was reached.
 
---use-mailmap::
+--[no-]use-mailmap::
 	Use mailmap file to map author and committer names and email
 	addresses to canonical real names and email addresses. See
 	linkgit:git-shortlog[1].