diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/vendor.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/vendor.rs
index 05e0d7defd5..3f9c2dcaf3e 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/vendor.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/vendor.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn cli() -> Command {
         .arg(unsupported("relative-path"))
         .arg(unsupported("only-git-deps"))
         .arg(unsupported("disallow-duplicates"))
-        .arg_quiet()
+        .arg_quiet_without_unknown_silent_arg_tip()
         .arg_manifest_path()
         .after_help(color_print::cstr!(
             "Run `<cyan,bold>cargo help vendor</>` for more detailed information.\n"
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
index dcfabb3c259..bd8889bef2c 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
@@ -331,6 +331,18 @@ pub trait CommandExt: Sized {
     }
 
     fn arg_quiet(self) -> Self {
+        let unsupported_silent_arg = {
+            let value_parser = UnknownArgumentValueParser::suggest_arg("--quiet");
+            flag("silent", "")
+                .short('s')
+                .value_parser(value_parser)
+                .hide(true)
+        };
+        self._arg(flag("quiet", "Do not print cargo log messages").short('q'))
+            ._arg(unsupported_silent_arg)
+    }
+
+    fn arg_quiet_without_unknown_silent_arg_tip(self) -> Self {
         self._arg(flag("quiet", "Do not print cargo log messages").short('q'))
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/run.rs b/tests/testsuite/run.rs
index 2d65bb7f7de..da4a8afe62c 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/run.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/run.rs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ fn unsupported_silent_arg() {
     p.cargo("run -s")
         .with_stderr(
             "\
-error: unexpected argument '-s' found
+error: unexpected argument '--silent' found
 
-  tip: to pass '-s' as a value, use '-- -s'
+  tip: a similar argument exists: '--quiet'
 
 Usage: cargo run [OPTIONS] [args]...
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ For more information, try '--help'.
             "\
 error: unexpected argument '--silent' found
 
-  tip: to pass '--silent' as a value, use '-- --silent'
+  tip: a similar argument exists: '--quiet'
 
 Usage: cargo run [OPTIONS] [args]...