2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 11544cdb40..a83cab7002 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 			break;
 		if (was_alias) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Expansion of alias '%s' failed; "
-				"'%s' is not a git-command\n",
+				"'%s' is not a git command\n",
 				cmd, argv[0]);
 			exit(1);
 		}
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 9da97d7462..7f4928e459 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 		return assumed;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "git: '%s' is not a git-command. See 'git --help'.\n", cmd);
+	fprintf(stderr, "git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.\n", cmd);
 
 	if (SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "\nDid you mean %s?\n",