diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index a29a199b8..17d950169 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -216,18 +216,19 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 }
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
-    /// **What it does:** Checks for Rc<T> and Arc<T> when T is a mutable buffer type such as String or Vec
+    /// **What it does:** Checks for `Rc<T>` and `Arc<T>` when `T` is a mutable buffer type such as `String` or `Vec`.
     ///
-    /// **Why is this bad?** Expressions such as Rc<String> have no advantage over Rc<str>, since
-    /// it is larger and involves an extra level of indirection, and doesn't implement Borrow<str>.
+    /// **Why is this bad?** Expressions such as `Rc<String>` usually have no advantage over `Rc<str>`, since
+    /// it is larger and involves an extra level of indirection, and doesn't implement `Borrow<str>`.
     ///
-    /// While mutating a buffer type would still be possible with Rc::get_mut(), it only
-    /// works if there are no additional references yet, which defeats the purpose of
+    /// While mutating a buffer type would still be possible with `Rc::get_mut()`, it only
+    /// works if there are no additional references yet, which usually defeats the purpose of
     /// enclosing it in a shared ownership type. Instead, additionally wrapping the inner
-    /// type with an interior mutable container (such as RefCell or Mutex) would normally
+    /// type with an interior mutable container (such as `RefCell` or `Mutex`) would normally
     /// be used.
     ///
-    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    /// **Known problems:** This pattern can be desirable to avoid the overhead of a `RefCell` or `Mutex` for
+    /// cases where mutation only happens before there are any additional references.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust,ignore