diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 1c943510ad..767cf4d4bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
 
 --smtp-server-port=<port>::
 	Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
-	servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
-	465); symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
+	servers typically listen to smtp port 25, but may also listen to
+	submission port 587, or the common SSL smtp port 465);
+	symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
 	are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
 	'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.