diff --git a/compiler/lookups.nim b/compiler/lookups.nim
index 8bc2634854..926458080d 100644
--- a/compiler/lookups.nim
+++ b/compiler/lookups.nim
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ proc errorUseQualifier*(c: PContext; info: TLineInfo; s: PSym) =
   var candidate = initIdentIter(ti, c.importTable.symbols, s.name)
   var i = 0
   while candidate != nil:
-    if i == 0: err.add " --use "
-    else: err.add " or "
-    err.add candidate.owner.name.s & "." & candidate.name.s
+    if i == 0: err.add " --use one of the following:\n"
+    else: err.add "\n"
+    err.add typeToString(candidate.typ)
     candidate = nextIdentIter(ti, c.importTable.symbols)
     inc i
   localError(c.config, info, errGenerated, err)