diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 99e24a445b..278161f587 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.::
 ------------
 $ grep git /etc/inetd.conf
 git	stream	tcp	nowait	nobody \
-  /usr/bin/git-daemon git-daemon --inetd --syslog --export-all /pub/scm
+  /usr/bin/git-daemon git-daemon --inetd --export-all /pub/scm
 ------------
 +
 The actual configuration line should be on one line.
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ service git
         wait            = no
         user            = nobody
         server          = /usr/bin/git-daemon
-        server_args     = --inetd --syslog --export-all --base-path=/pub/scm
+        server_args     = --inetd --export-all --base-path=/pub/scm
         log_on_failure  += USERID
 }
 ------------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index d562232e52..4b2ea2df31 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ git-daemon as inetd server::
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
 	git stream tcp nowait nobody  /usr/bin/git-daemon
-		git-daemon --inetd --verbose
-		--syslog --export-all
+		git-daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all
 		/pub/foo /pub/bar
 ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -179,8 +178,7 @@ git-daemon as inetd server for virtual hosts::
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
 	git stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/bin/git-daemon
-		git-daemon --inetd --verbose
-		--syslog --export-all
+		git-daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all
 		--interpolated-path=/pub/%H%D
 		/pub/www.example.org/software
 		/pub/www.example.com/software