diff --git a/lib/rubygems.rb b/lib/rubygems.rb
index 2f8c73972f..a631cde8bf 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems.rb
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ An Array (#{env.inspect}) was passed in from #{caller[3]}
       end
     rescue Bundler::BundlerError => e
       warn e.message
-      warn "You may need to `gem install -g` to install missing gems"
+      warn "You may need to `bundle install` to install missing gems"
       warn ""
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb b/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb
index d34aad78e7..0d4b1571ca 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_gem.rb
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ class TestGem < Gem::TestCase
 
       expected = <<-EXPECTED
 Could not find gem 'a' in locally installed gems.
-You may need to `gem install -g` to install missing gems
+You may need to `bundle install` to install missing gems
 
       EXPECTED