diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index f14100a16022306d280221b3cb1ae88f8c5498ce..4138554912165478d182d5720d4d7b4c4ab78c05 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
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 [verse]
 'git rebase' [-i | --interactive] [options] [--exec <cmd>] [--onto <newbase>]
-	[<upstream>] [<branch>]
+	[<upstream> [<branch>]]
 'git rebase' [-i | --interactive] [options] [--exec <cmd>] [--onto <newbase>]
 	--root [<branch>]
 'git rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort | --edit-todo