diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
index c579793af5..f1fb08dc68 100644
--- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ name.
 it requests fetching everything up to the given tag.
 +
 The remote ref that matches <src>
-is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local
+is fetched, and if <dst> is not an empty string, the local
 ref that matches it is fast-forwarded using <src>.
 If the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref
 is updated even if it does not result in a fast-forward