diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index 63bf8b0c5f..d81afc80d1 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static struct {
 
 static const char turn_off_instructions[] =
 N_("\n"
-   "Disable this message with \"git config set advice.%s false\"");
+   "Disable this message with \"git config set --global advice.%s false\"");
 
 static void vadvise(const char *advice, int display_instructions,
 		    const char *key, va_list params)
diff --git a/t/t0018-advice.sh b/t/t0018-advice.sh
index f68e08d0b1..8f05b5ae6c 100755
--- a/t/t0018-advice.sh
+++ b/t/t0018-advice.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 test_expect_success 'advice should be printed when config variable is unset' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	hint: This is a piece of advice
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.nestedTag false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.nestedTag false"
 	EOF
 	test-tool advise "This is a piece of advice" 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index cdb6c6a634..0d7d9d3957 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ test_expect_success 'errors if given a bad branch name' '
 	cat <<-EOF >expect &&
 	fatal: ${SQ}foo..bar${SQ} is not a valid branch name
 	hint: See ${SQ}git help check-ref-format${SQ}
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.refSyntax false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.refSyntax false"
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git branch foo..bar >actual 2>&1 &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index ff11abb2f2..b3ee96f560 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -2341,20 +2341,20 @@ test_expect_success 'non-merge commands reject merge commits' '
 	error: ${SQ}pick${SQ} does not accept merge commits
 	hint: ${SQ}pick${SQ} does not take a merge commit. If you wanted to
 	hint: replay the merge, use ${SQ}merge -C${SQ} on the commit.
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.rebaseTodoError false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.rebaseTodoError false"
 	error: invalid line 1: pick $oid
 	error: ${SQ}reword${SQ} does not accept merge commits
 	hint: ${SQ}reword${SQ} does not take a merge commit. If you wanted to
 	hint: replay the merge and reword the commit message, use
 	hint: ${SQ}merge -c${SQ} on the commit
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.rebaseTodoError false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.rebaseTodoError false"
 	error: invalid line 2: reword $oid
 	error: ${SQ}edit${SQ} does not accept merge commits
 	hint: ${SQ}edit${SQ} does not take a merge commit. If you wanted to
 	hint: replay the merge, use ${SQ}merge -C${SQ} on the commit, and then
 	hint: ${SQ}break${SQ} to give the control back to you so that you can
 	hint: do ${SQ}git commit --amend && git rebase --continue${SQ}.
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.rebaseTodoError false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.rebaseTodoError false"
 	error: invalid line 3: edit $oid
 	error: cannot squash merge commit into another commit
 	error: invalid line 4: fixup $oid
diff --git a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
index 939e7a16a6..2abbf071ce 100755
--- a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
+++ b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed revert' '
 	hint: You can instead skip this commit with "git revert --skip".
 	hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git revert",
 	hint: run "git revert --abort".
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.mergeConflict false"
 	EOF
 	test_commit --append --no-tag "double-add dream" dream dream &&
 	test_must_fail git revert HEAD^ 2>actual &&
diff --git a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
index 44596cb1e8..de5c073e64 100755
--- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
+++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick' '
 	hint: You can instead skip this commit with "git cherry-pick --skip".
 	hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git cherry-pick",
 	hint: run "git cherry-pick --abort".
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.mergeConflict false"
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked 2>actual &&
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick --no-commit' "
 	error: could not apply \$picked... picked
 	hint: after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths
 	hint: with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'
-	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set advice.mergeConflict false\"
+	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set --global advice.mergeConflict false\"
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --no-commit picked 2>actual &&
 
diff --git a/t/t3602-rm-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t3602-rm-sparse-checkout.sh
index 252df28bbf..bccb31a5a1 100755
--- a/t/t3602-rm-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t3602-rm-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 	hint: If you intend to update such entries, try one of the following:
 	hint: * Use the --sparse option.
 	hint: * Disable or modify the sparsity rules.
-	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set advice.updateSparsePath false\"
+	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set --global advice.updateSparsePath false\"
 	EOF
 
 	echo b | cat sparse_error_header - >sparse_entry_b_error &&
diff --git a/t/t3700-add.sh b/t/t3700-add.sh
index 2947bf9a6b..59e48482a2 100755
--- a/t/t3700-add.sh
+++ b/t/t3700-add.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success 'Test with no pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	Nothing specified, nothing added.
 	hint: Maybe you wanted to say ${SQ}git add .${SQ}?
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.addEmptyPathspec false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.addEmptyPathspec false"
 	EOF
 	git add 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ test_expect_success '"git add" a embedded repository' '
 		hint: 	git rm --cached inner1
 		hint:
 		hint: See "git help submodule" for more information.
-		hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.addEmbeddedRepo false"
+		hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.addEmbeddedRepo false"
 		warning: adding embedded git repository: inner2
 		EOF
 		test_cmp expect actual
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ cat >expect.err <<\EOF
 The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
 ignored-file
 hint: Use -f if you really want to add them.
-hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.addIgnoredFile false"
+hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.addIgnoredFile false"
 EOF
 cat >expect.out <<\EOF
 add 'track-this'
diff --git a/t/t3705-add-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t3705-add-sparse-checkout.sh
index 975f9218b0..2e97e3c003 100755
--- a/t/t3705-add-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t3705-add-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 	hint: If you intend to update such entries, try one of the following:
 	hint: * Use the --sparse option.
 	hint: * Disable or modify the sparsity rules.
-	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set advice.updateSparsePath false\"
+	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set --global advice.updateSparsePath false\"
 	EOF
 
 	echo sparse_entry | cat sparse_error_header - >sparse_entry_error &&
diff --git a/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
index 9c0e82ba31..666317fdf9 100755
--- a/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 	hint: If you intend to update such entries, try one of the following:
 	hint: * Use the --sparse option.
 	hint: * Disable or modify the sparsity rules.
-	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set advice.updateSparsePath false\"
+	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set --global advice.updateSparsePath false\"
 	EOF
 
 	cat >dirty_error_header <<-EOF &&
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 	hint: To correct the sparsity of these paths, do the following:
 	hint: * Use \"git add --sparse <paths>\" to update the index
 	hint: * Use \"git sparse-checkout reapply\" to apply the sparsity rules
-	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set advice.updateSparsePath false\"
+	hint: Disable this message with \"git config set --global advice.updateSparsePath false\"
 	EOF
 "
 
diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index 8c795d7218..49cdb6fdb0 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ test_expect_success 'recursive tagging should give advice' '
 	hint: already a tag. If you meant to tag the object that it points to, use:
 	hint:
 	hint: 	git tag -f nested annotated-v4.0^{}
-	hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.nestedTag false"
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.nestedTag false"
 	EOF
 	git tag -m nested nested annotated-v4.0 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
index eefdecb0bd..36ff5b9546 100755
--- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add to .gitignored path fails' '
 		The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
 		submod
 		hint: Use -f if you really want to add them.
-		hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.addIgnoredFile false"
+		hint: Disable this message with "git config set --global advice.addIgnoredFile false"
 		EOF
 		# Does not use test_commit due to the ignore
 		echo "*" > .gitignore &&