diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 104579dc75..fe6a1cb4eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
 	{git-diff? This is the default.}
 endif::git-format-patch[]
 
+-s::
+--no-patch::
+	Suppress diff output. Useful for commands like `git show` that
+	show the patch by default, or to cancel the effect of `--patch`.
+
 -U<n>::
 --unified=<n>::
 	Generate diffs with <n> lines of context instead of
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 1acef370d1..c23688a4c0 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -837,8 +837,4 @@ options may be given. See linkgit:git-diff-files[1] for more options.
 -t::
 
 	Show the tree objects in the diff output. This implies '-r'.
-
--s::
---no-patch::
-	Suppress diff output.
 endif::git-rev-list[]