diff --git a/doc/backporting.md b/doc/backporting.md
--- a/doc/backporting.md
+++ b/doc/backporting.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 For Bitcoin Core, this repository would be added as:
 
 ```
-git remote add core git@github.com:bitcoin/bitcoin.git.
+git remote add core git@github.com:bitcoin/bitcoin.git
 git fetch core
 ```