diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index c205d2363e426e..d713d294532adb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ EXAMPLES
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 `git cherry-pick master`::
 
-	Apply the change introduced by the commit at the tip of the
+	Apply the change introduced by the commit at the top of the
 	master branch and create a new commit with this change.
 
 `git cherry-pick ..master`::