diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index cc3f8fa88e..8a25e28cad 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int get_message(struct commit *commit, struct commit_message *out)
 	subject_len = find_commit_subject(out->message, &subject);
 
 	out->subject = xmemdupz(subject, subject_len);
-	out->label = xstrfmt("%s... %s", abbrev, out->subject);
+	out->label = xstrfmt("%s (%s)", abbrev, out->subject);
 	out->parent_label = xstrfmt("parent of %s", out->label);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 9744e88760..61d2028342 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stop on conflicting pick' '
 	D
 	=======
 	G
-	>>>>>>> $commit... G
+	>>>>>>> $commit (G)
 	EOF
 	git tag new-branch1 &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase -i master &&
diff --git a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
index f107622a9e..a21adcf0e4 100755
--- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
+++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick describes conflict in work tree' '
 	a
 	=======
 	c
-	>>>>>>> objid picked
+	>>>>>>> objid (picked)
 	EOF
 
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked &&
 
-	sed "s/[a-f0-9]*\.\.\./objid/" foo >actual &&
+	sed "s/[a-f0-9]* (/objid (/" foo >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
@@ -298,16 +298,16 @@ test_expect_success 'diff3 -m style' '
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
 	<<<<<<< HEAD
 	a
-	||||||| parent of objid picked
+	||||||| parent of objid (picked)
 	b
 	=======
 	c
-	>>>>>>> objid picked
+	>>>>>>> objid (picked)
 	EOF
 
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked &&
 
-	sed "s/[a-f0-9]*\.\.\./objid/" foo >actual &&
+	sed "s/[a-f0-9]* (/objid (/" foo >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_expect_success 'revert also handles conflicts sanely' '
 	a
 	=======
 	b
-	>>>>>>> parent of objid picked
+	>>>>>>> parent of objid (picked)
 	EOF
 	{
 		git checkout picked -- foo &&
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ test_expect_success 'revert also handles conflicts sanely' '
 	test_must_fail git update-index --refresh -q &&
 	test_must_fail git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
 	test_cmp expected-stages actual-stages &&
-	sed "s/[a-f0-9]*\.\.\./objid/" foo >actual &&
+	sed "s/[a-f0-9]* (/objid (/" foo >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
@@ -429,16 +429,16 @@ test_expect_success 'revert conflict, diff3 -m style' '
 	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
 	<<<<<<< HEAD
 	a
-	||||||| objid picked
+	||||||| objid (picked)
 	c
 	=======
 	b
-	>>>>>>> parent of objid picked
+	>>>>>>> parent of objid (picked)
 	EOF
 
 	test_must_fail git revert picked &&
 
-	sed "s/[a-f0-9]*\.\.\./objid/" foo >actual &&
+	sed "s/[a-f0-9]* (/objid (/" foo >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '