diff --git a/SYNCING b/SYNCING
index 1e2f6a82..70e532c1 100644
--- a/SYNCING
+++ b/SYNCING
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ line, as in:
 
 % cd /path/to/tmux
 % git config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/replace/*:refs/replace/*'
-% git fetch origin --all
+% git fetch origin
 
 Performing the Sync
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