diff --git a/bin/flutter b/bin/flutter
index 3071aa2599..b626802446 100755
--- a/bin/flutter
+++ b/bin/flutter
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ if [[ ! -e "$FLUTTER_ROOT/.git" ]]; then
   echo "Error: The Flutter directory is not a clone of the GitHub project."
   echo "       The flutter tool requires Git in order to operate properly;"
   echo "       to set up Flutter, run the following command:"
-  echo "       git clone -b beta https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git"
+  echo "       git clone -b stable https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git"
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/flutter.bat b/bin/flutter.bat
index de6f8523b0..544e77a8d7 100644
--- a/bin/flutter.bat
+++ b/bin/flutter.bat
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ IF NOT EXIST "%flutter_root%\.git" (
   ECHO Error: The Flutter directory is not a clone of the GitHub project.
   ECHO        The flutter tool requires Git in order to operate properly;
   ECHO        to set up Flutter, run the following command:
-  ECHO        git clone -b beta https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
+  ECHO        git clone -b stable https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
   EXIT /B 1
 )