diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@
 # (state file, clearable, allowcommit, error, hint)
 unfinishedstates = [
     ('graftstate', True, False, _('graft in progress'),
-     _("use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to abort")),
+     _("use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to stop")),
     ('updatestate', True, False, _('last update was interrupted'),
      _("use 'hg update' to get a consistent checkout"))
     ]
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
   $ hg ci -m 'commit interrupted graft'
   abort: graft in progress
-  (use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to abort)
+  (use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to stop)
   [255]
 
 Abort the graft and try committing: