diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/string.go b/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/string.go
index ac2cd84ad3..7a005901e8 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/string.go
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/string.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 		}
 		diag := analysis.Diagnostic{
 			Pos:     n.Pos(),
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("conversion from %s to %s yields a string of one rune", source, target),
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("conversion from %s to %s yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits (did you mean fmt.Sprint(x)?)", source, target),
 			SuggestedFixes: []analysis.SuggestedFix{
 				{
 					Message: "Did you mean to convert a rune to a string?",
diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go b/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go
index 72ceb970cb..837469c194 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ func StringTest() {
 		o struct{ x int }
 	)
 	const p = 0
-	_ = string(i) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune$`
+	_ = string(i) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
 	_ = string(j)
 	_ = string(k)
-	_ = string(p)    // want `^conversion from untyped int to string yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = A(l)         // want `^conversion from C \(int\) to A \(string\) yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = B(m)         // want `^conversion from uintptr to B \(string\) yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = string(n[1]) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = string(o.x)  // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune$`
+	_ = string(p)    // want `^conversion from untyped int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = A(l)         // want `^conversion from C \(int\) to A \(string\) yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = B(m)         // want `^conversion from uintptr to B \(string\) yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = string(n[1]) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = string(o.x)  // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
 }
diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden b/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden
index 9538a0132f..593962d7a9 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/stringintconv/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ func StringTest() {
 		o struct{ x int }
 	)
 	const p = 0
-	_ = string(rune(i)) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune$`
+	_ = string(rune(i)) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
 	_ = string(j)
 	_ = string(k)
-	_ = string(rune(p))    // want `^conversion from untyped int to string yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = A(rune(l))         // want `^conversion from C \(int\) to A \(string\) yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = B(rune(m))         // want `^conversion from uintptr to B \(string\) yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = string(rune(n[1])) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune$`
-	_ = string(rune(o.x))  // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune$`
+	_ = string(rune(p))    // want `^conversion from untyped int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = A(rune(l))         // want `^conversion from C \(int\) to A \(string\) yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = B(rune(m))         // want `^conversion from uintptr to B \(string\) yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = string(rune(n[1])) // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
+	_ = string(rune(o.x))  // want `^conversion from int to string yields a string of one rune, not a string of digits \(did you mean fmt\.Sprint\(x\)\?\)$`
 }