diff --git a/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.adoc b/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.adoc
index 2359d7d106..241d2f763d 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/technical/hash-function-transition.adoc
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ Alternates
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 For the same reason, a SHA-256 repository cannot borrow objects from a
 SHA-1 repository using objects/info/alternates or
-$GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_REPOSITORIES.
+$GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES.
 
 git notes
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