diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/check_executables_have_shebangs.py b/pre_commit_hooks/check_executables_have_shebangs.py
index 33f75c02..85defe3c 100644
--- a/pre_commit_hooks/check_executables_have_shebangs.py
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/check_executables_have_shebangs.py
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ def has_shebang(path: str) -> int:
 
 
 def _message(path: str) -> None:
+    is_windows = sys.platform == 'win32'
     print(
         f'{path}: marked executable but has no (or invalid) shebang!\n'
         f"  If it isn't supposed to be executable, try: "
-        f'`chmod -x {shlex.quote(path)}`\n'
+        f'`{"git add --chmod=-x" if is_windows else "chmod -x"} {shlex.quote(path)}`\n'
         f'  If it is supposed to be executable, double-check its shebang.',
         file=sys.stderr,
     )