diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
 
 def _graftmsg():
     # tweakdefaults requires `update` to have a rev hence the `.`
-    return _helpmessage('hg graft --continue', _updatecleanmsg())
+    return _helpmessage('hg graft --continue', 'hg graft --abort')
 
 def _mergemsg():
     # tweakdefaults requires `update` to have a rev hence the `.`
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
   # To mark files as resolved:  hg resolve --mark FILE
   
   # To continue:    hg graft --continue
-  # To abort:       hg update --clean . (warning: this will discard uncommitted changes)
+  # To abort:       hg graft --abort
   
 
 Commit while interrupted should fail: