diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 111b05302bc79bee26c1009b841f289127f024a3..d9b995799c6f86f23eded9ebbc955bccf2ebb76d 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ _git_send_email ()
 	--to|--cc|--bcc|--from)
 		__gitcomp "
 		$(git --git-dir="$(__gitdir)" send-email --dump-aliases 2>/dev/null)
-		" "" ""
+		"
 		return
 		;;
 	esac