diff --git a/convert.c b/convert.c
index 8e39731efb..4d153729da 100644
--- a/convert.c
+++ b/convert.c
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ static void check_global_conv_flags_eol(const char *path,
 		if (conv_flags & CONV_EOL_RNDTRP_DIE)
 			die(_("CRLF would be replaced by LF in %s"), path);
 		else if (conv_flags & CONV_EOL_RNDTRP_WARN)
-			warning(_("CRLF will be replaced by LF in %s.\n"
-				  "The file will have its original line"
-				  " endings in your working directory"), path);
+			warning(_("in the working copy of '%s', CRLF will be"
+				  " replaced by LF the next time Git touches"
+				  " it"), path);
 	} else if (old_stats->lonelf && !new_stats->lonelf ) {
 		/*
 		 * CRLFs would be added by checkout
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ static void check_global_conv_flags_eol(const char *path,
 		if (conv_flags & CONV_EOL_RNDTRP_DIE)
 			die(_("LF would be replaced by CRLF in %s"), path);
 		else if (conv_flags & CONV_EOL_RNDTRP_WARN)
-			warning(_("LF will be replaced by CRLF in %s.\n"
-				  "The file will have its original line"
-				  " endings in your working directory"), path);
+			warning(_("in the working copy of '%s', LF will be"
+				  " replaced by CRLF the next time Git touches"
+				  " it"), path);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t0027-auto-crlf.sh b/t/t0027-auto-crlf.sh
index 0feb41a23f..7f80f46393 100755
--- a/t/t0027-auto-crlf.sh
+++ b/t/t0027-auto-crlf.sh
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ create_NNO_MIX_files () {
 
 check_warning () {
 	case "$1" in
-	LF_CRLF) echo "warning: LF will be replaced by CRLF" >"$2".expect ;;
-	CRLF_LF) echo "warning: CRLF will be replaced by LF" >"$2".expect ;;
-	'')	                                                 >"$2".expect ;;
+	LF_CRLF) echo "LF will be replaced by CRLF" >"$2".expect ;;
+	CRLF_LF) echo "CRLF will be replaced by LF" >"$2".expect ;;
+	'')	                                    >"$2".expect ;;
 	*) echo >&2 "Illegal 1": "$1" ; return false ;;
 	esac
-	grep "will be replaced by" "$2" | sed -e "s/\(.*\) in [^ ]*$/\1/" | uniq  >"$2".actual
+	sed -e "s/^.* \([^ ]* will be replaced by [^ ]*\) .*$/\1/" "$2" | uniq  >"$2".actual
 	test_cmp "$2".expect "$2".actual
 }