diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 68b0ab2410..3abf912782 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ This option is only applicable when listing tags without annotation lines.
 	specified).
 
 --merged [<commit>]::
-	Only list tags whose tips are reachable from the specified commit
-	(`HEAD` if not specified).
+	Only list tags whose commits are reachable from the specified
+	commit (`HEAD` if not specified).
 
 --no-merged [<commit>]::
-	Only list tags whose tips are not reachable from the specified
+	Only list tags whose commits are not reachable from the specified
 	commit (`HEAD` if not specified).
 
 --points-at <object>::