diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index f1a570a874..36f00aed67 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --user-path::
 --user-path=path::
-	Allow ~user notation to be used in requests.  When
+	Allow {tilde}user notation to be used in requests.  When
 	specified with no parameter, requests to
-	git://host/~alice/foo is taken as a request to access
+	git://host/{tilde}alice/foo is taken as a request to access
 	'foo' repository in the home directory of user `alice`.
 	If `--user-path=path` is specified, the same request is
 	taken as a request to access `path/foo` repository in