diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 9e5baa27773..735374d7df7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-apply(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and a working tree
+git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and/or a working tree
 
 
 SYNOPSIS