diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index bf94cd43bd..721ca998c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	operation to a subset of the working tree. See ``Interactive
 	mode'' for details.
 
--p, \--patch:
+-p, \--patch::
 	Similar to Interactive mode but the initial command loop is
 	bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
 	the specified filepatterns before exiting.