diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 057a021eb5..021066e95d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -o::
 --others::
-	Show other files in the output
+	Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output
 
 -i::
 --ignored::