diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 8f0b2e84fe..4398abf3ae 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const char *fmt_patch_subject_prefix = "PATCH";
 static const char *fmt_pretty;
 
 static const char * const builtin_log_usage[] = {
-	N_("git log [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[--] <path>...]\n")
+	N_("git log [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...]\n")
 	N_("   or: git show [options] <object>..."),
 	NULL
 };