diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 0a24a56..01bfcec 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 
     $ git fetch <project> master:test-apply
     $ git switch test-apply
-    $ git reset --hard
+    $ git restore --source=HEAD --staged --worktree :/
     $ git am a.patch
 
 If it does not apply correctly, there can be various reasons.