diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 019026efcb..fa7ea48592 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ _git_commit ()
 
 	case "$cur" in
 	--cleanup=*)
-		__gitcomp "default strip verbatim whitespace
+		__gitcomp "default scissors strip verbatim whitespace
 			" "" "${cur##--cleanup=}"
 		return
 		;;