diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 51cbeb7032..74741a42f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ patch::
 
        y - stage this hunk
        n - do not stage this hunk
-       q - quit, do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
-       a - stage this and all the remaining hunks in the file
-       d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks in the file
+       q - quit; do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
+       a - stage this hunk and all later hunks in the file
+       d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the later hunks in the file
        g - select a hunk to go to
        / - search for a hunk matching the given regex
        j - leave this hunk undecided, see next undecided hunk
diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index 21f1330a5b..27fc79347a 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -1111,9 +1111,9 @@ sub help_patch_cmd {
 	print colored $help_color, <<EOF ;
 y - $verb this hunk$target
 n - do not $verb this hunk$target
-q - quit, do not $verb this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
-a - $verb this and all the remaining hunks in the file
-d - do not $verb this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks in the file
+q - quit; do not $verb this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
+a - $verb this hunk and all later hunks in the file
+d - do not $verb this hunk nor any of the later hunks in the file
 g - select a hunk to go to
 / - search for a hunk matching the given regex
 j - leave this hunk undecided, see next undecided hunk