diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 5de18de2ab83fe..8e925db7e9c662 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	  [`-l`] [`-s`] [`--no-hardlinks`] [`-q`] [`-n`] [`--bare`] [`--mirror`]
 	  [`-o` _<name>_] [`-b` _<name>_] [`-u` _<upload-pack>_] [`--reference` _<repository>_]
 	  [`--dissociate`] [`--separate-git-dir` _<git-dir>_]
-	  [`--depth` _<depth>_] [`--`[`no-`]`single-branch`] [`--no-tags`]
-	  [++--recurse-submodules++[++=++__<pathspec>__]] [`--`[`no-`]`shallow-submodules`]
-	  [`--`[`no-`]`remote-submodules`] [`--jobs` _<n>_] [`--sparse`] [`--`[`no-`]`reject-shallow`]
+	  [`--depth` _<depth>_] [`--`[`no-`]{empty}`single-branch`] [`--no-tags`]
+	  [++--recurse-submodules++[++=++__<pathspec>__]] [++--++[++no-++]{empty}++shallow-submodules++]
+	  [`--`[`no-`]{empty}`remote-submodules`] [`--jobs` _<n>_] [`--sparse`] [`--`[`no-`]{empty}`reject-shallow`]
 	  [++--filter=++__<filter-spec>__] [`--also-filter-submodules`]] [`--`] _<repository>_
 	  [_<directory>_]