diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
index 2ea13b2cb6d..f6acc085861 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
@@ -1356,9 +1356,9 @@ impl TypeAliasBounds {
 
     fn suggest_changing_assoc_types(ty: &hir::Ty, err: &mut DiagnosticBuilder) {
         // Access to associates types should use `<T as Bound>::Assoc`, which does not need a
-        // bound.  Let's see of this type does that.
+        // bound.  Let's see if this type does that.
 
-        // We use an AST visitor to walk the type.
+        // We use a HIR visitor to walk the type.
         use rustc::hir::intravisit::{self, Visitor};
         use syntax::ast::NodeId;
         struct WalkAssocTypes<'a, 'db> where 'db: 'a {
@@ -1373,8 +1373,8 @@ impl TypeAliasBounds {
             fn visit_qpath(&mut self, qpath: &'v hir::QPath, id: NodeId, span: Span) {
                 if TypeAliasBounds::is_type_variable_assoc(qpath) {
                     self.err.span_help(span,
-                        "use absolute paths (i.e., <T as Trait>::Assoc) to refer to associated \
-                         types in type aliases");
+                        "use fully disambiguated paths (i.e., `<T as Trait>::Assoc`) to refer to \
+                         associated types in type aliases");
                 }
                 intravisit::walk_qpath(self, qpath, id, span)
             }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/type-alias-bounds.stderr b/src/test/ui/type-alias-bounds.stderr
index 5288dca79be..2a2b0b0f26e 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/type-alias-bounds.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/type-alias-bounds.stderr
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ LL | type T1<U: Bound> = U::Assoc; //~ WARN not enforced in type aliases
    |            ^^^^^
    |
    = help: the bound will not be checked when the type alias is used, and should be removed
-help: use absolute paths (i.e., <T as Trait>::Assoc) to refer to associated types in type aliases
+help: use fully disambiguated paths (i.e., `<T as Trait>::Assoc`) to refer to associated types in type aliases
   --> $DIR/type-alias-bounds.rs:57:21
    |
 LL | type T1<U: Bound> = U::Assoc; //~ WARN not enforced in type aliases
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ LL | type T2<U> where U: Bound = U::Assoc;  //~ WARN not enforced in type aliase
    |                  ^^^^^^^^
    |
    = help: the clause will not be checked when the type alias is used, and should be removed
-help: use absolute paths (i.e., <T as Trait>::Assoc) to refer to associated types in type aliases
+help: use fully disambiguated paths (i.e., `<T as Trait>::Assoc`) to refer to associated types in type aliases
   --> $DIR/type-alias-bounds.rs:58:29
    |
 LL | type T2<U> where U: Bound = U::Assoc;  //~ WARN not enforced in type aliases