1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 78d3546700..d571249cf3 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int parse_archive_args(int argc, const char **argv,
 	if (remote)
 		die(_("Unexpected option --remote"));
 	if (exec)
-		die(_("Option --exec can only be used together with --remote"));
+		die(_("the option '%s' requires '%s'"), "--exec", "--remote");
 	if (output)
 		die(_("Unexpected option --output"));
 	if (is_remote && args->extra_files.nr)