diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index e433407a4e1676c15d0a3c2016b8f4e034d54c32..fe5341295c55af55d521454ac5ae98b225f1eb32 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	R::	removed/deleted
 	C::	modified/changed
 	K::	to be killed
-	?	other
+	?::	other
 
 --full-name::
 	When run from a subdirectory, the command usually