diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index d6b192b7b9..1c943510ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ user is prompted for a password while the input is masked for privacy.
 --smtp-server-port=<port>::
 	Specifies a port different from the default port (SMTP
 	servers typically listen to smtp port 25 and ssmtp port
-	465); symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 465)
+	465); symbolic port names (e.g. "submission" instead of 587)
 	are also accepted. The port can also be set with the
 	'sendemail.smtpserverport' configuration variable.