diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs
index 5b398a51318..21d5bec65f0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/diagnostics.rs
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     // Find a mistake like "foo::var:A".
                     err.span_suggestion(
                         snapshot.token.span,
-                        "you might have meant to write a path",
+                        "write a path separator here",
                         "::".to_string(),
                         Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                     );
diff --git a/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.rs b/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.rs
index d8ed8fbfe72..55a7ae0bb6d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub mod foo {
 pub struct Foo {
   a: Vec<foo::bar:A>,
   //~^ ERROR expected
-  //~| HELP you might have meant to write a path
+  //~| HELP path separator
 }
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.stderr b/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.stderr
index d509fb7aeaa..3eafa9fa5a9 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/generics/single-colon-path-not-const-generics.stderr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LL |   a: Vec<foo::bar:A>,
    |                  ^
    |                  |
    |                  expected one of `,` or `>`
-   |                  help: you might have meant to write a path: `::`
+   |                  help: write a path separator here: `::`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error