diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
index b0c1bb95c8..6593b58299 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git diff' [options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
 'git diff' [options] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]
 'git diff' [options] <blob> <blob>
-'git diff' [options] [--no-index] [--] <path> <path>
+'git diff' [options] --no-index [--] <path> <path>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
 	further add to the index but you still haven't.  You can
 	stage these changes by using linkgit:git-add[1].
 
-'git diff' --no-index [--options] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [--options] --no-index [--] <path> <path>::
 
 	This form is to compare the given two paths on the
 	filesystem.  You can omit the `--no-index` option when