diff --git a/src/collapsible_if.rs b/src/collapsible_if.rs
index 03c43ef5dc8..e5ad94fc639 100644
--- a/src/collapsible_if.rs
+++ b/src/collapsible_if.rs
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ fn check_if(cx: &LateContext, e: &Expr) {
                                    COLLAPSIBLE_IF,
                                    block.span,
                                    "this `else { if .. }` block can be collapsed", |db| {
-                    db.span_suggestion(block.span, "try",
-                                       format!("else {}",
-                                               snippet_block(cx, else_.span, "..")));
+                    db.span_suggestion(block.span, "try", snippet_block(cx, else_.span, "..").into_owned());
                 });
             }}
         } else if let Some(&Expr{ node: ExprIf(ref check_inner, ref content, None), span: sp, ..}) =
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/collapsible_if.rs b/tests/compile-fail/collapsible_if.rs
index 85eac28dc38..3bf4128347a 100644
--- a/tests/compile-fail/collapsible_if.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/collapsible_if.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() {
         print!("Hello ");
     } else { //~ERROR: this `else { if .. }`
              //~| HELP try
-             //~| SUGGESTION else if y == "world"
+             //~| SUGGESTION } else if y == "world"
         if y == "world" {
             println!("world!")
         }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn main() {
         print!("Hello ");
     } else { //~ERROR this `else { if .. }`
              //~| HELP try
-             //~| SUGGESTION else if y == "world"
+             //~| SUGGESTION } else if y == "world"
         if y == "world" {
             println!("world")
         }