diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 83e7bba8729627..eb1f44cd9a07de 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ include::config/submodule.txt[]
 
 include::config/tag.txt[]
 
+include::config/tar.txt[]
+
 include::config/trace2.txt[]
 
 include::config/transfer.txt[]
diff --git a/Documentation/config/tag.txt b/Documentation/config/tag.txt
index 6d9110d84ce74f..5062a057ffc6f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/tag.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,3 @@ tag.gpgSign::
 	convenient to use an agent to avoid typing your gpg passphrase
 	several times. Note that this option doesn't affect tag signing
 	behavior enabled by "-u <keyid>" or "--local-user=<keyid>" options.
-
-tar.umask::
-	This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
-	tar archive entries.  The default is 0002, which turns off the
-	world write bit.  The special value "user" indicates that the
-	archiving user's umask will be used instead.  See umask(2) and
-	linkgit:git-archive[1].
diff --git a/Documentation/config/tar.txt b/Documentation/config/tar.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..de8ff48ea9d40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/config/tar.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+tar.umask::
+	This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
+	tar archive entries.  The default is 0002, which turns off the
+	world write bit.  The special value "user" indicates that the
+	archiving user's umask will be used instead.  See umask(2) and
+	linkgit:git-archive[1].