diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/messages.ftl b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/messages.ftl
index db788b6b151..8a6dfb89249 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/messages.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/messages.ftl
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ const_eval_unstable_const_fn = `{$def_path}` is not yet stable as a const fn
 
 const_eval_unstable_in_stable =
     const-stable function cannot use `#[feature({$gate})]`
-    .unstable_sugg = if it is not part of the public API, make this function unstably const
-    .bypass_sugg = otherwise `#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable]` can be used to bypass stability checks (but requires team approval)
+    .unstable_sugg = if the function is not (yet) meant to be stable, make this function unstably const
+    .bypass_sugg = otherwise, as a last resort `#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable]` can be used to bypass stability checks (but requires team approval)
 
 const_eval_unterminated_c_string =
     reading a null-terminated string starting at {$pointer} with no null found before end of allocation
diff --git a/tests/ui/consts/min_const_fn/min_const_fn_libstd_stability.stderr b/tests/ui/consts/min_const_fn/min_const_fn_libstd_stability.stderr
index 019deda063c..cb447719f9c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/consts/min_const_fn/min_const_fn_libstd_stability.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/consts/min_const_fn/min_const_fn_libstd_stability.stderr
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ error: const-stable function cannot use `#[feature(const_refs_to_cell)]`
 LL |     x.get();
    |     ^
    |
-help: if it is not part of the public API, make this function unstably const
+help: if the function is not (yet) meant to be stable, make this function unstably const
    |
 LL + #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "...", issue = "...")]
 LL | const fn bar3() -> u32 {
    |
-help: otherwise `#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable]` can be used to bypass stability checks (but requires team approval)
+help: otherwise, as a last resort `#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable]` can be used to bypass stability checks (but requires team approval)
    |
 LL + #[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable(const_refs_to_cell)]
 LL | const fn bar3() -> u32 {