diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index a473ddc3c3..b5efac8cc5 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -307,9 +307,7 @@ include::config/browser.txt[]
 
 include::config/checkout.txt[]
 
-clean.requireForce::
-	A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f,
-	-i or -n.   Defaults to true.
+include::config/clean.txt[]
 
 color.advice::
 	A boolean to enable/disable color in hints (e.g. when a push
diff --git a/Documentation/config/clean.txt b/Documentation/config/clean.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a807c925b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/clean.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+clean.requireForce::
+	A boolean to make git-clean do nothing unless given -f,
+	-i or -n.   Defaults to true.