diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 8710d35ab3..705bd89c67 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ test $# -gt 2 && usage
 if test -n "$cmd" &&
    test "$interactive_rebase" != explicit
 then
-	die "$(gettext -- "--exec option must be used with --interactive option")"
+	die "$(gettext "The --exec option must be used with the --interactive option")"
 fi
 
 if test -n "$action"
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 5629d875e6..57f98945cd 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
 	if [ -n "$files" ]
 	then
 		test -n "$cached" &&
-		die "$(gettext -- "--cached cannot be used with --files")"
+		die "$(gettext "The --cached option cannot be used with the --files option")"
 		diff_cmd=diff-files
 		head=
 	fi
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 8078db6856..f206a36b00 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -ix with --autosquash' '
 test_expect_success 'rebase --exec without -i shows error message' '
 	git reset --hard execute &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase --exec "git show HEAD" HEAD~2 2>actual &&
-	echo "--exec option must be used with --interactive option" >expected &&
+	echo "The --exec option must be used with the --interactive option" >expected &&
 	test_i18ncmp expected actual
 '