diff --git a/Documentation/blame-options.txt b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
index 48bf0eeec5..dc3bceb6d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/blame-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blame-options.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 
 -L <start>,<end>::
 -L :<funcname>::
-	Annotate only the given line range. May be specified multiple times.
-	Overlapping ranges are allowed.
+	Annotate only the line range given by '<start>,<end>',
+	or by the function name regex '<funcname>'.
+	May be specified multiple times. Overlapping ranges are allowed.
 +
 '<start>' and '<end>' are optional. `-L <start>` or `-L <start>,` spans from
 '<start>' to end of file. `-L ,<end>` spans from start of file to '<end>'.
diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-options.txt b/Documentation/line-range-options.txt
index 1c90127300..8e295a62b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/line-range-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/line-range-options.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 -L<start>,<end>:<file>::
 -L:<funcname>:<file>::
 
-	Trace the evolution of the line range given by '<start>,<end>'
-	(or the function name regex '<funcname>') within the '<file>'. You may
+	Trace the evolution of the line range given by '<start>,<end>',
+	or by the function name regex '<funcname>', within the '<file>'. You may
 	not give any pathspec limiters.  This is currently limited to
 	a walk starting from a single revision, i.e., you may only
 	give zero or one positive revision arguments, and