diff --git a/git-merge.sh b/git-merge.sh
index 7be9e81f1f..cc0952a97d 100755
--- a/git-merge.sh
+++ b/git-merge.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ case "$#,$common,$no_commit" in
 	;;
 1,"$head",*)
 	# Again the most common case of merging one remote.
-	echo "Updating from $head to $1."
+	echo "Updating from $head to $1"
 	git-update-index --refresh 2>/dev/null
 	new_head=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$1^0") &&
 	git-read-tree -u -v -m $head "$new_head" &&
diff --git a/git-resolve.sh b/git-resolve.sh
index b53ede8d87..1c7aaefa25 100755
--- a/git-resolve.sh
+++ b/git-resolve.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ case "$common" in
 	exit 0
 	;;
 "$head")
-	echo "Updating from $head to $merge."
+	echo "Updating from $head to $merge"
 	git-read-tree -u -m $head $merge || exit 1
 	git-update-ref HEAD "$merge" "$head"
 	git-diff-tree -p $head $merge | git-apply --stat