diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/gitrevlist.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/gitrevlist.vim
index 6282203556..ba60795864 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/gitrevlist.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/gitrevlist.vim
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ let b:did_ftplugin = 1
 
 setlocal comments=:#
 setlocal commentstring=#\ %s
-setlocal keywordprg=git\ show
+setlocal keywordprg=git\ show\ --end-of-options
 
 let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl comments< commentstring< keywordprg<"