diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/diagnostics.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/diagnostics.rs
index 3e860150a35..af830d92074 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/diagnostics.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,45 @@ fn main() {}
 It's invalid to directly import methods belonging to a trait or concrete type.
 "##,
 
+E0254: r##"
+Attempt was made to import an item whereas an extern crate with this name has
+already been imported.
+
+Erroneous code example:
+
+```compile_fail,E0254
+extern crate collections;
+
+mod foo {
+    pub trait collections {
+        fn do_something();
+    }
+}
+
+use foo::collections; // error: an extern crate named `collections` has already
+                      //        been imported in this module
+
+fn main() {}
+```
+
+To fix issue issue, you have to rename at least one of the two imports.
+Example:
+
+```ignore
+extern crate collections as libcollections; // ok!
+
+mod foo {
+    pub trait collections {
+        fn do_something();
+    }
+}
+
+use foo::collections;
+
+fn main() {}
+```
+"##,
+
 E0255: r##"
 You can't import a value whose name is the same as another value defined in the
 module.
@@ -1237,7 +1276,6 @@ impl Foo for i32 {}
 register_diagnostics! {
 //  E0153, unused error code
 //  E0157, unused error code
-    E0254, // import conflicts with imported crate in this module
 //  E0257,
 //  E0258,
     E0402, // cannot use an outer type parameter in this context