diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 9a396498d106e1f3ff581d465c072d90686f8c21..8c3d4128c2871274967cd30029e2390e48d0dcc1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ section of linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `--patch` mode.
 +
 You can use the `"@{-N}"` syntax to refer to the N-th last
 branch/commit checked out using "git checkout" operation. You may
-also specify `-` which is synonymous to `"@{-1}`.
+also specify `-` which is synonymous to `"@{-1}"`.
 +
 As a special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the
 merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can