diff --git a/tests/test-merge5.out b/tests/test-merge5.out
--- a/tests/test-merge5.out
+++ b/tests/test-merge5.out
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 removing b
-abort: update spans branches, use 'hg merge' or 'hg update -C' to lose changes
+abort: outstanding uncommited changes, use 'hg update -C' to lose changes
+1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved