diff --git a/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-hg b/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-hg
index 01555dc3471422e050ebef110840bf98633786e7..57a4c0af5078f10e2876850e3a70dbf8af2a126b 100755
--- a/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-hg
+++ b/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-hg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import urlparse, hashlib
 # git config --global remote-hg.force-push false
 #
 # If you want the equivalent of hg's clone/pull--insecure option:
-# git config remote-hg.insecure true
+# git config --global remote-hg.insecure true
 #
 # git:
 # Sensible defaults for git.