diff --git a/perl/Git/SVN/GlobSpec.pm b/perl/Git/SVN/GlobSpec.pm
index 4775026c5..a0a8d1762 100644
--- a/perl/Git/SVN/GlobSpec.pm
+++ b/perl/Git/SVN/GlobSpec.pm
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ sub new {
 	$re =~ s!/+$!!g; # no need for trailing slashes
 	my (@left, @right, @patterns);
 	my $state = "left";
-	my $die_msg = "Only one set of wildcard directories " .
-				"(e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: '$glob'\n";
+	my $die_msg = "Only one set of wildcards " .
+				"(e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: $glob\n";
 	for my $part (split(m|/|, $glob)) {
 		if ($pattern_ok && $part =~ /[{}]/ &&
 			 $part !~ /^\{[^{}]+\}/) {
diff --git a/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh b/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh
index a526d6037..a94286c8e 100755
--- a/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh
+++ b/t/t9108-git-svn-glob.sh
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ test_expect_success 'test left-hand-side only globbing' '
 	test_cmp expect.two output.two
 	'
 
-echo "Only one set of wildcard directories" \
-     "(e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: 'branches/*/t/*'" > expect.three
-echo "" >> expect.three
+test_expect_success 'prepare test disallow multi-globs' "
+cat >expect.three <<EOF
+Only one set of wildcards (e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: branches/*/t/*
+
+EOF
+	"
 
 test_expect_success 'test disallow multi-globs' '
 	git config --add svn-remote.three.url "$svnrepo" &&
diff --git a/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh b/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh
index f36b74924..8d99e848d 100755
--- a/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh
+++ b/t/t9109-git-svn-multi-glob.sh
@@ -135,9 +135,12 @@ test_expect_success 'test another branch' '
 	test_cmp expect.four output.four
 	'
 
-echo "Only one set of wildcard directories" \
-     "(e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: 'branches/*/t/*'" > expect.three
-echo "" >> expect.three
+test_expect_success 'prepare test disallow multiple globs' "
+cat >expect.three <<EOF
+Only one set of wildcards (e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: branches/*/t/*
+
+EOF
+	"
 
 test_expect_success 'test disallow multiple globs' '
 	git config --add svn-remote.three.url "$svnrepo" &&
diff --git a/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh b/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh
index a7641dc1e..8b22f2272 100755
--- a/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh
+++ b/t/t9168-git-svn-partially-globbed-names.sh
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ test_expect_success 'test prefixed globs match just prefix' '
 	'
 
 test_expect_success 'prepare test disallow prefixed multi-globs' "
-	echo \"Only one set of wildcard directories\" \
-	     \"(e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: 'branches/b_*/t/*'\" >expect.four &&
-	echo \"\" >>expect.four
+cat >expect.four <<EOF
+Only one set of wildcards (e.g. '*' or '*/*/*') is supported: branches/b_*/t/*
+
+EOF
 	"
 
 test_expect_success 'test disallow prefixed multi-globs' '