diff --git a/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt b/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt
index ecab0c09d0..7fe5848d1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ $ git status
 #
 #       new file: closing.txt
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #
 #       modified: file.txt
diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index c9300f3c8b..4de3e27950 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #	modified:   dir1/modified
 #
 # Untracked files:
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 # Changes to be committed:
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #	modified:   dir1/modified
 #
 # Untracked files not listed
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #
 #	new file:   ../dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #
 #	<GREEN>new file:   dir2/added<RESET>
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #	new file:   sm
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #	new file:   sm
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ test_expect_success 'status -s submodule summary' '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
 # On branch master
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	new file:   dir2/added
 #	new file:   sm
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 #
 #	modified:   sm
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 #
 #	modified:   sm
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #   (commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules)
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 #
 #	modified:   sm
 #
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ test_expect_success ".git/config ignore=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary
 
 cat > expect << EOF
 # On branch master
-# Changed but not updated:
+# Changes not staged for commit:
 #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
 #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
 #
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index fc2438f60b..d9f3d9fe93 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_dirty_header(struct wt_status *s,
 {
 	const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
 
-	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# Changed but not updated:");
+	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# Changes not staged for commit:");
 	if (!advice_status_hints)
 		return;
 	if (!has_deleted)