diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0253.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0253.rs
index 6093f7a81fea1..5a06c01241b4b 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0253.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0253.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ mod foo {
 
 use foo::MyTrait::do_something;
     //~^ ERROR E0253
-    //~|NOTE not directly importable
+    //~|NOTE cannot be imported directly
 
 fn main() {}