diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl
index cb393d67193..9ae226857d3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl
@@ -412,5 +412,5 @@ lint_reason_must_be_string_literal = reason must be a string literal
 
 lint_reason_must_come_last = reason in lint attribute must come last
 
-lint_unknown_tool = unknown tool name `{$tool_name}` found in scoped lint: `{$tool_name}::{$lint_name}`
+lint_unknown_tool_in_scoped_lint = unknown tool name `{$tool_name}` found in scoped lint: `{$tool_name}::{$lint_name}`
     .help = add `#![register_tool({$tool_name})]` to the crate root
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/errors.rs
index 569f68bd5e5..0f8b8e174d8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/errors.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ pub enum MalformedAttributeSub {
 }
 
 #[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
-#[error(lint::unknown_tool, code = "E0710")]
-pub struct UnknownTool {
+#[error(lint::unknown_tool_in_scoped_lint, code = "E0710")]
+pub struct UnknownToolInScopedLint {
     #[primary_span]
     pub span: Option<Span>,
     pub tool_name: Symbol,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs
index 2bafe64c139..41d89229009 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::errors::{
     MalformedAttribute, MalformedAttributeSub, OverruledAttribute, OverruledAttributeSub,
-    UnknownTool,
+    UnknownToolInScopedLint,
 };
 
 fn lint_levels(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, (): ()) -> LintLevelMap {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ impl<'s> LintLevelsBuilder<'s> {
                     }
 
                     &CheckLintNameResult::NoTool => {
-                        sess.emit_err(UnknownTool {
+                        sess.emit_err(UnknownToolInScopedLint {
                             span: tool_ident.map(|ident| ident.span),
                             tool_name: tool_name.unwrap(),
                             lint_name: pprust::path_to_string(&meta_item.path),