diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs b/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs
index e856eb84ff2c3..911f08fc1b31f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
 
     pub fn prohibit_projection(self, span: Span)
     {
-        span_err!(self.sess, span, E0229,
-                  "associated type bindings are not allowed here");
+        let mut err = struct_span_err!(self.sess, span, E0229,
+                                       "associated type bindings are not allowed here");
+        err.span_label(span, &format!("associate type not allowed here")).emit();
     }
 
     pub fn prim_ty_to_ty(self,
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0229.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0229.rs
index 45d5c59592f75..6ff0baeeb4d4b 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0229.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0229.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ impl Foo for isize {
     fn boo(&self) -> usize { 42 }
 }
 
-fn baz<I>(x: &<I as Foo<A=Bar>>::A) {} //~ ERROR E0229
+fn baz<I>(x: &<I as Foo<A=Bar>>::A) {}
+//~^ ERROR associated type bindings are not allowed here [E0229]
+//~| NOTE associate type not allowed here
 
 fn main() {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23543.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23543.rs
index 4ed44154c4748..f1c559b6b889f 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23543.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23543.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub trait D {
     fn f<T>(self)
         where T<Bogus = Foo>: A;
         //~^ ERROR associated type bindings are not allowed here [E0229]
+        //~| NOTE associate type not allowed here
 }
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23544.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23544.rs
index 1d7c2187045ea..3959c22d1d489 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23544.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-23544.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub trait D {
     fn f<T>(self)
         where T<Bogus = Self::AlsoBogus>: A;
         //~^ ERROR associated type bindings are not allowed here [E0229]
+        //~| NOTE associate type not allowed here
 }
 
 fn main() {}