diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb315ce1bf5ef9f0ed271c88d9094447f9de64a7..45ce7686e0a052611f77b4e6da734ff3008d6fb6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ifeq ($(IS_GIT_FOLDER),true)
 	@echo "Additionally, since you are in a git clone, you can download the"
 	@echo "missing dependencies in third_party by running the following command:"
 	@echo
-	@echo "  git submodule --init update"
+	@echo "  git submodule update --init"
 	@echo
 endif
 
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index e4365e06f140c9e3dc174d39b718f496cc8fe952..5189000a4c05f744b5cf2a66251f42c350df107f 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ ifeq ($(IS_GIT_FOLDER),true)
 	@echo "Additionally, since you are in a git clone, you can download the"
 	@echo "missing dependencies in third_party by running the following command:"
 	@echo
-	@echo "  git submodule --init update"
+	@echo "  git submodule update --init"
 	@echo
 endif