diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0120.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0120.md
index dc7258d87317f..aa701df577465 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0120.md
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0120.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-Drop was implemented on a trait, which is not allowed: only structs and
-enums can implement Drop.
+`Drop` was implemented on a trait object or reference, which is not allowed;
+only structs, enums, and unions can implement Drop.
 
-Erroneous code example:
+Erroneous code examples:
 
 ```compile_fail,E0120
 trait MyTrait {}
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ impl Drop for MyTrait {
 }
 ```
 
-A workaround for this problem is to wrap the trait up in a struct, and implement
-Drop on that:
+```compile_fail,E0120
+struct Concrete {}
+
+impl Drop for &'_ mut Concrete  {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {}
+}
+```
+
+A workaround for traits is to create a wrapper struct with a generic type,
+add a trait bound to the type, and implement `Drop` on the wrapper:
 
 ```
 trait MyTrait {}
@@ -24,13 +32,13 @@ impl <T: MyTrait> Drop for MyWrapper<T> {
 
 ```
 
-Alternatively, wrapping trait objects requires something:
+Alternatively, the `Drop` wrapper can contain the trait object:
 
 ```
 trait MyTrait {}
 
-//or Box<MyTrait>, if you wanted an owned trait object
-struct MyWrapper<'a> { foo: &'a MyTrait }
+// or Box<dyn MyTrait>, if you wanted an owned trait object
+struct MyWrapper<'a> { foo: &'a dyn MyTrait }
 
 impl <'a> Drop for MyWrapper<'a> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {}