diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 79bfaac9d..bdb438ba4 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ cmd_foreach()
 					cmd_foreach "--recursive" "$@"
 				fi
 			) <&3 3<&- ||
-			die "$(eval_gettext "Stopping at '\$sm_path'; script returned non-zero status.")"
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Stopping at '\$prefix\$sm_path'; script returned non-zero status.")"
 		fi
 	done
 }