diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 89ecfc63a8..c822113c11 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
-	   [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>)]
+	   [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>]
 	   [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]
 	   [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
 	   [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--[no-]status]
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index dec78dfb86..66427ba82d 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 static const char * const builtin_commit_usage[] = {
 	N_("git commit [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]\n"
-	   "           [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>)]\n"
+	   "           [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>]\n"
 	   "           [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]\n"
 	   "           [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]\n"
 	   "           [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--[no-]status]\n"