diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index b78b3a1d16..0065458aa3 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,34 @@ enum checkout_command {
 	CHECKOUT_RESTORE = 3,
 };
 
+static void advise_disambiguating_remotes(enum checkout_command which_command)
+{
+	const char *cmdname;
+
+	switch (which_command) {
+	case CHECKOUT_CHECKOUT:
+		cmdname = "checkout";
+		break;
+	case CHECKOUT_SWITCH:
+		cmdname = "switch";
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG("command <%d> should not reach advise_disambiguating_remotes",
+		    which_command);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	advise(_("If you meant to check out a remote tracking branch on, e.g. 'origin',\n"
+		 "you can do so by fully qualifying the name with the --track option:\n"
+		 "\n"
+		 "    git %s --track origin/<name>\n"
+		 "\n"
+		 "If you'd like to always have checkouts of an ambiguous <name> prefer\n"
+		 "one remote, e.g. the 'origin' remote, consider setting\n"
+		 "checkout.defaultRemote=origin in your config."),
+	       cmdname);
+}
+
 static char *parse_remote_branch(const char *arg,
 				 struct object_id *rev,
 				 int could_be_checkout_paths,
@@ -1355,35 +1383,11 @@ static char *parse_remote_branch(const char *arg,
 	}
 
 	if (!remote && num_matches > 1) {
-	    if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_CHECKOUT_AMBIGUOUS_REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME)) {
-		    const char *cmdname;
+		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_CHECKOUT_AMBIGUOUS_REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME))
+			advise_disambiguating_remotes(which_command);
 
-		    switch (which_command) {
-		    case CHECKOUT_CHECKOUT:
-			    cmdname = "checkout";
-			    break;
-		    case CHECKOUT_SWITCH:
-			    cmdname = "switch";
-			    break;
-		    default:
-			    BUG("command <%d> should not reach parse_remote_branch",
-				which_command);
-			    break;
-		    }
-
-		    advise(_("If you meant to check out a remote tracking branch on, e.g. 'origin',\n"
-			     "you can do so by fully qualifying the name with the --track option:\n"
-			     "\n"
-			     "    git %s --track origin/<name>\n"
-			     "\n"
-			     "If you'd like to always have checkouts of an ambiguous <name> prefer\n"
-			     "one remote, e.g. the 'origin' remote, consider setting\n"
-			     "checkout.defaultRemote=origin in your config."),
-			   cmdname);
-	    }
-
-	    die(_("'%s' matched multiple (%d) remote tracking branches"),
-		arg, num_matches);
+		die(_("'%s' matched multiple (%d) remote tracking branches"),
+		    arg, num_matches);
 	}
 
 	return remote;