diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
index ae2d3a17..d0c78062 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ This fetcher supports the following parameters:
    raw Git metadata is provided. This parameter implies the "nocheckout"
    parameter as well.
 
--  *"branch":* The branch(es) of the Git tree to clone. If unset, this
-   is assumed to be "master". The number of branch parameters much match
+-  *"branch":* The branch(es) of the Git tree to clone. This is a
+   mandatory parameter. The number of branch parameters must match
    the number of name parameters.
 
 -  *"rev":* The revision to use for the checkout. The default is