diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index ee497430cb..06e4cfdbc5 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
 	matches any of the given patterns are chosen (but see
 	`--all-match`).
 +
-When `--show-notes` is in effect, the message from the notes as
-if it is part of the log message.
+When `--show-notes` is in effect, the message from the notes is
+matched as if it were part of the log message.
 
 --all-match::
 	Limit the commits output to ones that match all given --grep,