diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index a25009ccfb49c..439d149227203 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -3321,7 +3321,12 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
             if let Some(def) = def {
                 match (def, source) {
                     (Def::Macro(..), _) => {
-                        err.span_label(span, format!("did you mean `{}!(...)`?", path_str));
+                        err.span_suggestion_with_applicability(
+                            span,
+                            "use `!` to invoke the macro",
+                            format!("{}!", path_str),
+                            Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                        );
                         return (err, candidates);
                     }
                     (Def::TyAlias(..), PathSource::Trait(_)) => {
@@ -3333,13 +3338,22 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                     }
                     (Def::Mod(..), PathSource::Expr(Some(parent))) => match parent.node {
                         ExprKind::Field(_, ident) => {
-                            err.span_label(parent.span, format!("did you mean `{}::{}`?",
-                                                                 path_str, ident));
+                            err.span_suggestion_with_applicability(
+                                parent.span,
+                                "use the path separator to refer to an item",
+                                format!("{}::{}", path_str, ident),
+                                Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                            );
                             return (err, candidates);
                         }
                         ExprKind::MethodCall(ref segment, ..) => {
-                            err.span_label(parent.span, format!("did you mean `{}::{}(...)`?",
-                                                                 path_str, segment.ident));
+                            let span = parent.span.with_hi(segment.ident.span.hi());
+                            err.span_suggestion_with_applicability(
+                                span,
+                                "use the path separator to refer to an item",
+                                format!("{}::{}", path_str, segment.ident),
+                                Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                            );
                             return (err, candidates);
                         }
                         _ => {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/resolve-hint-macro.stderr b/src/test/ui/resolve/resolve-hint-macro.stderr
index 4f6d0f695df44..ebe3c36f21eb1 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/resolve/resolve-hint-macro.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/resolve-hint-macro.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0423]: expected function, found macro `assert`
   --> $DIR/resolve-hint-macro.rs:2:5
    |
 LL |     assert(true);
-   |     ^^^^^^ did you mean `assert!(...)`?
+   |     ^^^^^^ help: use `!` to invoke the macro: `assert!`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.stderr b/src/test/ui/resolve/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.stderr
index 8a9426bfee862..b7b158ce7efa6 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/resolve/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.stderr
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a`
 LL |     a.I
    |     ^--
    |     |
-   |     did you mean `a::I`?
+   |     help: use the path separator to refer to an item: `a::I`
 
 error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:22:5
    |
 LL |     a.g()
-   |     ^----
+   |     ^--
    |     |
-   |     did you mean `a::g(...)`?
+   |     help: use the path separator to refer to an item: `a::g`
 
 error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:27:5
@@ -20,16 +20,21 @@ error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a`
 LL |     a.b.J
    |     ^--
    |     |
-   |     did you mean `a::b`?
+   |     help: use the path separator to refer to an item: `a::b`
 
 error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a::b`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:32:5
    |
 LL |     a::b.J
-   |     ^^^---
-   |     |  |
-   |     |  help: a constant with a similar name exists: `I`
-   |     did you mean `a::b::J`?
+   |     ^^^^
+help: a constant with a similar name exists
+   |
+LL |     a::I.J
+   |        ^
+help: use the path separator to refer to an item
+   |
+LL |     a::b::J
+   |
 
 error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:37:5
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a`
 LL |     a.b.f();
    |     ^--
    |     |
-   |     did you mean `a::b`?
+   |     help: use the path separator to refer to an item: `a::b`
 
 error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a::b`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:40:12
@@ -51,10 +56,15 @@ error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a::b`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:45:5
    |
 LL |     a::b.f()
-   |     ^^^-----
-   |     |  |
-   |     |  help: a constant with a similar name exists: `I`
-   |     did you mean `a::b::f(...)`?
+   |     ^^^^
+help: a constant with a similar name exists
+   |
+LL |     a::I.f()
+   |        ^
+help: use the path separator to refer to an item
+   |
+LL |     a::b::f()
+   |     ^^^^^^^
 
 error[E0423]: expected value, found module `a::b`
   --> $DIR/suggest-path-instead-of-mod-dot-item.rs:50:5
diff --git a/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-edition2015.stderr b/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-edition2015.stderr
index 63650086bcaa9..a7b81060d3dc6 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-edition2015.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-edition2015.stderr
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ error[E0574]: expected struct, variant or union type, found macro `try`
   --> $DIR/try-block-in-edition2015.rs:4:33
    |
 LL |     let try_result: Option<_> = try {
-   |                                 ^^^ did you mean `try!(...)`?
+   |                                 ^^^ help: use `!` to invoke the macro: `try!`
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors