diff --git a/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt b/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt
index 07d2c427c5..db12e926f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-hash-object - Computes object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file.
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] <any-file-on-the-filesystem>
+'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] <file>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------