diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt
index abe7bf9ff9..3422765827 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git ls-remote' [--heads] [--tags]  [-u <exec> | --upload-pack <exec>]
-	      <repository> <refs>...
+	      <repository> [<refs>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------