diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/module_style.rs b/clippy_lints/src/module_style.rs
index fafa4defb3d2..118424656616 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/module_style.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/module_style.rs
@@ -119,11 +119,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for ModStyle {
                         |build| {
                             let mut lint =
                                 build.build(&format!("`mod.rs` files are required, found `{}`", path.display()));
-                            lint.help(&format!(
-                                "create a `{}` file and remove `{}`",
-                                correct.display(),
-                                path.display(),
-                            ));
+                            lint.help(&format!("move `{}` to `{}`", path.display(), correct.display(),));
                             lint.emit();
                         },
                     );
@@ -166,11 +162,7 @@ fn check_self_named_mod_exists(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, path: &Path, file: &Source
             Span::new(file.start_pos, file.start_pos, SyntaxContext::root()),
             |build| {
                 let mut lint = build.build(&format!("`mod.rs` files are not allowed, found `{}`", path.display()));
-                lint.help(&format!(
-                    "create a `{}` file and remove `{}`",
-                    mod_file.display(),
-                    path.display(),
-                ));
+                lint.help(&format!("move `{}` to `{}`", path.display(), mod_file.display(),));
                 lint.emit();
             },
         );
diff --git a/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_mod/src/main.stderr b/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_mod/src/main.stderr
index 89783d594f75..af4c298b3108 100644
--- a/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_mod/src/main.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_mod/src/main.stderr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LL | pub mod stuff;
    | ^
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::self-named-module-files` implied by `-D warnings`
-   = help: create a `/bad/inner/mod.rs` file and remove `/bad/inner.rs`
+   = help: move `/bad/inner.rs` to `/bad/inner/mod.rs`
 
 error: `mod.rs` files are required, found `/bad/inner/stuff.rs`
   --> $DIR/bad/inner/stuff.rs:1:1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ error: `mod.rs` files are required, found `/bad/inner/stuff.rs`
 LL | pub mod most;
    | ^
    |
-   = help: create a `/bad/inner/stuff/mod.rs` file and remove `/bad/inner/stuff.rs`
+   = help: move `/bad/inner/stuff.rs` to `/bad/inner/stuff/mod.rs`
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
 
diff --git a/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_no_mod/src/main.stderr b/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_no_mod/src/main.stderr
index 8300a135cf65..11e15db7fb96 100644
--- a/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_no_mod/src/main.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-cargo/module_style/fail_no_mod/src/main.stderr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LL | pub struct Thing;
    | ^
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::mod-module-files` implied by `-D warnings`
-   = help: create a `/bad.rs` file and remove `/bad/mod.rs`
+   = help: move `/bad/mod.rs` to `/bad.rs`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error