diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
index 0a9edfd7334..ce540c38478 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::Item<'_>) {
                         cx,
                         MISSING_SAFETY_DOC,
                         item.span,
-                        "unsafe trait's docs miss `# Safety` section",
+                        "docs for unsafe trait missing `# Safety` section",
                     );
                 }
             },
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc_unsafe.stderr b/tests/ui/doc_unsafe.stderr
index d540abd1262..34ca37a6efd 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc_unsafe.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/doc_unsafe.stderr
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ error: unsafe function's docs miss `# Safety` section
 LL |     unsafe fn woefully_underdocumented(self);
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: unsafe trait's docs miss `# Safety` section
+error: docs for unsafe trait missing `# Safety` section
   --> $DIR/doc_unsafe.rs:44:1
    |
 LL | / pub unsafe trait UnsafeTrait {