diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index 036edfb099..b05a8341e8 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
 
 -p::
 --prune::
-	After fetching, remove any remote-tracking references that no
+	Before fetching, remove any remote-tracking references that no
 	longer exist on the remote.  Tags are not subject to pruning
 	if they are fetched only because of the default tag
 	auto-following or due to a --tags option.  However, if tags