diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index e9f746bbd4..60610f91f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 include::pretty-formats.txt[]
 
---max-count=<n>::
+-<n>::
 	Limits the number of commits to show.
 
 <since>..<until>::