diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 2cf73b88e8..f8b3d1fd97 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ LF='
 '
 ok_to_skip_pre_rebase=
 resolvemsg="
-$(gettext 'When you have resolved this problem, run "git rebase --continue".
-If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git rebase --skip" instead.
-To check out the original branch and stop rebasing, run "git rebase --abort".')
+$(gettext 'Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
+"git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
+You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
+To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".')
 "
 unset onto
 unset restrict_revision
diff --git a/t/t5520-pull.sh b/t/t5520-pull.sh
index f15f7a3329..59c4b778d3 100755
--- a/t/t5520-pull.sh
+++ b/t/t5520-pull.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test_expect_success '--rebase with conflicts shows advice' '
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit -m "Create conflict" seq.txt &&
 	test_must_fail git pull --rebase . seq 2>err >out &&
-	test_i18ngrep "When you have resolved this problem" out
+	test_i18ngrep "Resolve all conflicts manually" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'failed --rebase shows advice' '
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_expect_success 'failed --rebase shows advice' '
 	git checkout -f -b fails-to-rebase HEAD^ &&
 	test_commit v2-without-cr file "2" file2-lf &&
 	test_must_fail git pull --rebase . diverging 2>err >out &&
-	test_i18ngrep "When you have resolved this problem" out
+	test_i18ngrep "Resolve all conflicts manually" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--rebase fails with multiple branches' '