diff --git a/cmp/cmpopts/ignore.go b/cmp/cmpopts/ignore.go
index e86554b..6d9b514 100644
--- a/cmp/cmpopts/ignore.go
+++ b/cmp/cmpopts/ignore.go
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ func (tf ifaceFilter) filter(p cmp.Path) bool {
 // In particular, unexported fields within the struct's exported fields
 // of struct types, including anonymous fields, will not be ignored unless the
 // type of the field itself is also passed to IgnoreUnexported.
+//
+// Avoid ignoring unexported fields of a type which you do not control (i.e. a
+// type from another repository), as changes to the implementation of such types
+// may change how the comparison behaves. Prefer a custom Comparer instead.
 func IgnoreUnexported(typs ...interface{}) cmp.Option {
 	ux := newUnexportedFilter(typs...)
 	return cmp.FilterPath(ux.filter, cmp.Ignore())
diff --git a/cmp/options.go b/cmp/options.go
index 6d4335b..a265597 100644
--- a/cmp/options.go
+++ b/cmp/options.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (validator) apply(s *state, vx, vy reflect.Value) {
 
 	// Unable to Interface implies unexported field without visibility access.
 	if !vx.CanInterface() || !vy.CanInterface() {
-		const help = "consider using AllowUnexported or cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported"
+		const help = "consider using a custom Comparer; if you control the implementation of type, you can also consider AllowUnexported or cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported"
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("cannot handle unexported field: %#v\n%s", s.curPath, help))
 	}
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (cm comparer) String() string {
 // defined in an internal package where the semantic meaning of an unexported
 // field is in the control of the user.
 //
-// For some cases, a custom Comparer should be used instead that defines
+// In many cases, a custom Comparer should be used instead that defines
 // equality as a function of the public API of a type rather than the underlying
 // unexported implementation.
 //