diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 172b53c2d5..7526ade761 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ if ($compose) {
 
 	print C <<EOT;
 From $tpl_sender # This line is ignored.
-GIT: Lines beginning in "GIT: " will be removed.
+GIT: Lines beginning in "GIT:" will be removed.
 GIT: Consider including an overall diffstat or table of contents
 GIT: for the patch you are writing.
 GIT:
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ EOT
 	my $in_body = 0;
 	my $summary_empty = 1;
 	while(<C>) {
-		next if m/^GIT: /;
+		next if m/^GIT:/;
 		if ($in_body) {
 			$summary_empty = 0 unless (/^\n$/);
 		} elsif (/^\n$/) {