diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 617dea083e273467f50493dacd3d859ebbe52aff..904dafa0f7070fc438f138393a3b356542ae04d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ OPTIONS
 --reset-author::
 	When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
 	a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
-	resulting commit now belongs of the committer. This also renews
+	resulting commit now belongs to the committer. This also renews
 	the author timestamp.
 
 --short::