diff --git a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
index 4750c01998..0a14afb027 100644
--- a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
+++ b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ proc passCopyToSink(n: PNode; c: var Con): PNode =
     if isLValue(n) and not isClosureEnv(n) and n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind != tyRef:
       message(c.graph.config, n.info, hintPerformance,
         ("passing '$1' to a sink parameter introduces an implicit copy; " &
-        "use 'move($1)' to prevent it") % $n)
+        "if possible, rearrange your program's control flow to prevent it") % $n)
   else:
     if c.graph.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc}:
       assert(not containsGarbageCollectedRef(n.typ))