diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
index 7814b6af6b..035294e208 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gitmodules - defining submodule properties
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-.gitmodules
+gitmodules
 
 
 DESCRIPTION