diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs b/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
index 75e9c5c973b..9eba3750d2a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ```
     pub COMPARISON_TO_EMPTY,
     style,
-    "default lint description"
+    "checking `x == \"\"` or `x == []` (or similar) when `.is_empty()` could be used instead"
 }