diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md
index c3546cd744f..b50c8b8e7ca 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ let q = p;
 
 Whenever a temporary is created, it is automatically dropped (freed) according
 to fixed rules. Ordinarily, the temporary is dropped at the end of the enclosing
-statement -- in this case, after the `let`. This is illustrated in the example
-above by showing that `tmp` would be freed as we exit the block.
+statement -- in this case, after the outer `let` that assigns to `p`. This is
+illustrated in the example above by showing that `tmp` would be freed as we exit
+the block.
 
 To fix this problem, you need to create a local variable to store the value in
 rather than relying on a temporary. For example, you might change the original