diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index ce56fdaaa9..197fd24a55 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ static void check_candidate_path(const char *path,
 	}
 
 	if (locked)
-		die(_("'%s' is a missing but locked worktree;\nuse '%s -f -f' to override, or 'unlock' and 'prune' or 'remove' to clear"), cmd, path);
+		die(_("'%s' is a missing but locked worktree;\nuse '%s -f -f' to override, or 'unlock' and 'prune' or 'remove' to clear"), path, cmd);
 	else
-		die(_("'%s' is a missing but already registered worktree;\nuse '%s -f' to override, or 'prune' or 'remove' to clear"), cmd, path);
+		die(_("'%s' is a missing but already registered worktree;\nuse '%s -f' to override, or 'prune' or 'remove' to clear"), path, cmd);
 }
 
 static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,