diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala
index 1f3b28968025d..f41ad8fffd3e0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkThrowableSuite.scala
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class SparkThrowableSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
         "core/testOnly *SparkThrowableSuite -- -t \"Error classes match with document\""
    }}}
    */
+  private val regenerateCommand = "SPARK_GENERATE_GOLDEN_FILES=1 build/sbt " +
+    "\"core/testOnly *SparkThrowableSuite -- -t \\\"Error classes match with document\\\"\""
+
   private val errorJsonFilePath = getWorkspaceFilePath(
     "common", "utils", "src", "main", "resources", "error", "error-classes.json")
 
@@ -328,7 +331,8 @@ class SparkThrowableSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
         }
       } else {
         assert(subErrorDoc.trim == errorsInDoc.trim,
-          "The error class document is not up to date. Please regenerate it.")
+          "The error class document is not up to date. " +
+            s"Please regenerate it by running `$regenerateCommand`")
       }
     })
 
@@ -351,7 +355,8 @@ class SparkThrowableSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
       }
     } else {
       assert(sqlErrorParentDoc.trim == commonErrorsInDoc.trim,
-        "The error class document is not up to date. Please regenerate it.")
+        "The error class document is not up to date. " +
+          s"Please regenerate it by running `$regenerateCommand`")
     }
 
     val orphans = orphanedGoldenFiles()
@@ -368,7 +373,8 @@ class SparkThrowableSuite extends SparkFunSuite {
       }
     } else {
       assert(orphans.isEmpty,
-        "Exist orphaned error class documents. Please regenerate it.")
+        "Exist orphaned error class documents. " +
+          s"Please regenerate it by running `$regenerateCommand`")
     }
   }