diff --git a/git-log-format.md b/git-log-format.md
index 8a8e30c36..6020030a5 100644
--- a/git-log-format.md
+++ b/git-log-format.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ See the next tables on format variables.
 
 | Variable | Description |
 | --- | --- |
-| `%cD` | committer date (rfc2882) |
+| `%cD` | committer date (rfc2822) |
 | `%cr` | committer date (relative) |
 | `%ct` | committer date (unix timestamp) |
 | `%ci` | committer date (iso8601) |