1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index cabcdbe425..5cd369d573 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int check_apply_state(struct apply_state *state, int force_apply)
 		return error(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--reject", "--3way");
 	if (state->threeway) {
 		if (is_not_gitdir)
-			return error(_("--3way outside a repository"));
+			return error(_("'%s' outside a repository"), "--3way");
 		state->check_index = 1;
 	}
 	if (state->apply_with_reject) {
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ int check_apply_state(struct apply_state *state, int force_apply)
 	if (!force_apply && (state->diffstat || state->numstat || state->summary || state->check || state->fake_ancestor))
 		state->apply = 0;
 	if (state->check_index && is_not_gitdir)
-		return error(_("--index outside a repository"));
+		return error(_("'%s' outside a repository"), "--index");
 	if (state->cached) {
 		if (is_not_gitdir)
-			return error(_("--cached outside a repository"));
+			return error(_("'%s' outside a repository"), "--cached");
 		state->check_index = 1;
 	}
 	if (state->ita_only && (state->check_index || is_not_gitdir))