diff --git a/presubmit_canned_checks.py b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
index 045f71475..6a132f77d 100644
--- a/presubmit_canned_checks.py
+++ b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
@@ -1774,8 +1774,10 @@ def CheckForCommitObjects(input_api, output_api):
           output_api.PresubmitError(
               'DEPS file indicates git submodule migration is in progress,\n'
               'but the commit objects do not match DEPS entries.\n'
-              'Update the following commit objects or DEPS entries:\n',
-              mismatch_entries)
+              'Update the following commit objects with:\n'
+              '`git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000,<commit_rev>,<path>`'
+              '\n'
+              'or DEPS entries:\n', mismatch_entries)
       ]
 
   return []