diff --git a/contrib/zsh_completion b/contrib/zsh_completion
--- a/contrib/zsh_completion
+++ b/contrib/zsh_completion
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ typeset -A _hg_cmd_globals
   _arguments -s -w : $_hg_global_opts $_hg_pat_opts \
   '(--addremove -A)'{-A,--addremove}'[mark new/missing files as added/removed before committing]' \
   '(--message -m)'{-m+,--message}'[use <text> as commit message]:text:' \
-  '(--logfile -l)'{-l+,--logfile}'[read commit message from <file>]:log file:_file -g \*.txt' \
+  '(--logfile -l)'{-l+,--logfile}'[read commit message from <file>]:log file:_files -g \*.txt' \
   '(--date -d)'{-d+,--date}'[record datecode as commit date]:date code:' \
   '(--user -u)'{-u+,--user}'[record user as commiter]:user:' \
   '*:file:_hg_files'