diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
index afb00edd63f..c275ceb463f 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ fn check_repo_state(
                 failure::bail!(
                     "{} files in the working directory contain changes that were \
                      not yet committed into git:\n\n{}\n\n\
-                     to proceed despite this, pass the `--allow-dirty` flag",
+                     to proceed despite this and include the uncommited changes, pass the `--allow-dirty` flag",
                     dirty.len(),
                     dirty.join("\n")
                 )
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/package.rs b/tests/testsuite/package.rs
index ff92ddb44bf..affc22add32 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/package.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/package.rs
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ committed into git:
 
 Cargo.toml
 
-to proceed despite this, pass the `--allow-dirty` flag
+to proceed despite this and include the uncommited changes, pass the `--allow-dirty` flag
 ",
         )
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/publish.rs b/tests/testsuite/publish.rs
index 35d6baf7c6a..15a5a9d1204 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/publish.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/publish.rs
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ committed into git:
 
 bar
 
-to proceed despite this, pass the `--allow-dirty` flag
+to proceed despite this and include the uncommited changes, pass the `--allow-dirty` flag
 ",
         )
         .run();