diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.adoc b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.adoc
index f4cd8b9db7..069e434961 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.adoc
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ Given one or more existing commits, apply the change each one
 introduces, recording a new commit for each.  This requires your
 working tree to be clean (no modifications from the HEAD commit).
 
-When it is not obvious how to apply a change, the following
-happens:
+When a merge conflict happens:
 
 1. The current branch and `HEAD` pointer stay at the last commit
    successfully made.
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@ happens:
    conflict markers `<<<<<<<` and `>>>>>>>`.
 5. No other modifications are made.
 
-See linkgit:git-merge[1] for some hints on resolving such
-conflicts.
+See linkgit:gitmergeconflicts[7] (or `git help mergeconflicts`)
+for a guide to handling merge conflicts.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -259,6 +258,7 @@ $ git cherry-pick -Xpatience topic^  <4>
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-revert[1]
+linkgit:gitmergeconflicts[7]
 
 GIT
 ---