diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index c1511b29c9e01..b26e3b3819ce2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,13 @@ fn resolve_struct_error<'b, 'a: 'b, 'c>(resolver: &'b Resolver<'a>,
                              name)
         }
         ResolutionError::IsNotATrait(name) => {
-            struct_span_err!(resolver.session, span, E0404, "`{}` is not a trait", name)
+            let mut err = struct_span_err!(resolver.session,
+                                           span,
+                                           E0404,
+                                           "`{}` is not a trait",
+                                           name);
+            err.span_label(span, &format!("not a trait"));
+            err
         }
         ResolutionError::UndeclaredTraitName(name, candidates) => {
             let mut err = struct_span_err!(resolver.session,
diff --git a/src/test/ui/codemap_tests/two_files.stderr b/src/test/ui/codemap_tests/two_files.stderr
index cf3f187af9334..6956017434616 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/codemap_tests/two_files.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/codemap_tests/two_files.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0404]: `Bar` is not a trait
   --> $DIR/two_files.rs:16:6
    |
 16 | impl Bar for Baz { }
-   |      ^^^
+   |      ^^^ not a trait
    |
    = note: type aliases cannot be used for traits