diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
index 9cb78d4f75..b5a356b8f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ endif::git-pull[]
 	The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
 	`+`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
 	by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
+	The colon can be omitted when <dst> is empty.
 +
 The remote ref that matches <src>
 is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local