diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__git/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__git/man.rst
index e4c06c99..144eadda 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__git/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__git/man.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ owner
    User to chown to.
 
 recursive
-   Recursive clone...
+   Passes the --recursive flag to git when cloning the repository.
 
 EXAMPLES
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