diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 0c40773a87..d5aa41df92 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
 		{ "log", cmd_log },
 		{ "whatchanged", cmd_wc },
 		{ "show", cmd_show },
-		{ "format-patch", cmd_format_patch },
+		{ "fmt-patch", cmd_format_patch },
 	};
 	int i;