diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index 5df6787a3f..0126a77b92 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -401,14 +401,14 @@ do
 		changed="$(git-diff-index --cached --name-only HEAD)"
 		if test '' = "$changed"
 		then
-			echo "No changes - did you forget update-index?"
+			echo "No changes - did you forget to use 'git add'?"
 			stop_here_user_resolve $this
 		fi
 		unmerged=$(git-ls-files -u)
 		if test -n "$unmerged"
 		then
 			echo "You still have unmerged paths in your index"
-			echo "did you forget update-index?"
+			echo "did you forget to use 'git add'?"
 			stop_here_user_resolve $this
 		fi
 		apply_status=0
diff --git a/git-revert.sh b/git-revert.sh
index 6eab3c72df..50cc47b063 100755
--- a/git-revert.sh
+++ b/git-revert.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Conflicts:
 		uniq
 	    } >>"$GIT_DIR/MERGE_MSG"
 	    echo >&2 "Automatic $me failed.  After resolving the conflicts,"
-	    echo >&2 "mark the corrected paths with 'git-update-index <paths>'"
+	    echo >&2 "mark the corrected paths with 'git-add <paths>'"
 	    echo >&2 "and commit the result."
 	    case "$me" in
 	    cherry-pick)