diff --git a/book/03-git-branching/sections/rebasing.asc b/book/03-git-branching/sections/rebasing.asc
index cf1e0bb90..63c1e68ab 100644
--- a/book/03-git-branching/sections/rebasing.asc
+++ b/book/03-git-branching/sections/rebasing.asc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ You can take the changes on client that aren't on server (`C8` and `C9`) and rep
 $ git rebase --onto master server client
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-This basically says, ``Take the `client` branch, figure out the patches since it diverged from the `master` branch, and replay these patches in the `client` branch as if it was based directly off the `master` branch instead.''
+This basically says, ``Take the `client` branch, figure out the patches since it diverged from the `server` branch, and replay these patches in the `client` branch as if it was based directly off the `master` branch instead.''
 It's a bit complex, but the result is pretty cool.
 
 .Rebasing a topic branch off another topic branch