diff --git a/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt b/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
index 6e9a8c369a..296937a416 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ OPTIONS
 --patches <dir>::
 	The directory to find the quilt patches and the
 	quilt series file.
-
-        The default for the patch directory is patches
-	or the value of the $QUILT_PATCHES environment
-	variable.
++
+The default for the patch directory is patches
+or the value of the $QUILT_PATCHES environment
+variable.
 
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