diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 81498393af540b..e89a91dd0d034c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ their values the same way as Boolean valued configuration variables, e.g.
 Here are the variables:
 
 System
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 `HOME`::
 	Specifies the path to the user's home directory. On Windows, if
 	unset, Git will set a process environment variable equal to: