diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/suspicious_to_owned.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/suspicious_to_owned.rs
index 15c1c618c..fe88fa41f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/suspicious_to_owned.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/suspicious_to_owned.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
-use rustc_middle::ty;
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, print::with_forced_trimmed_paths};
 use rustc_span::sym;
 
 use super::SUSPICIOUS_TO_OWNED;
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ pub fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, recv: &hir::Expr<'_>) -
                 cx,
                 SUSPICIOUS_TO_OWNED,
                 expr.span,
-                &format!("this `to_owned` call clones the {input_type} itself and does not cause the {input_type} contents to become owned"),
+                &with_forced_trimmed_paths!(format!(
+                    "this `to_owned` call clones the {input_type} itself and does not cause the {input_type} contents to become owned"
+                )),
                 "consider using, depending on intent",
                 format!("{recv_snip}.clone()` or `{recv_snip}.into_owned()"),
                 app,
diff --git a/tests/ui/suspicious_to_owned.stderr b/tests/ui/suspicious_to_owned.stderr
index ae1aec34d..dec3f50d6 100644
--- a/tests/ui/suspicious_to_owned.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/suspicious_to_owned.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: this `to_owned` call clones the std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> itself and does not cause the std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> contents to become owned
+error: this `to_owned` call clones the Cow<'_, str> itself and does not cause the Cow<'_, str> contents to become owned
   --> $DIR/suspicious_to_owned.rs:16:13
    |
 LL |     let _ = cow.to_owned();
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ LL |     let _ = cow.to_owned();
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::suspicious-to-owned` implied by `-D warnings`
 
-error: this `to_owned` call clones the std::borrow::Cow<'_, [char; 3]> itself and does not cause the std::borrow::Cow<'_, [char; 3]> contents to become owned
+error: this `to_owned` call clones the Cow<'_, [char; 3]> itself and does not cause the Cow<'_, [char; 3]> contents to become owned
   --> $DIR/suspicious_to_owned.rs:26:13
    |
 LL |     let _ = cow.to_owned();
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using, depending on intent: `cow.clone()` or `cow.into_owned()`
 
-error: this `to_owned` call clones the std::borrow::Cow<'_, std::vec::Vec<char>> itself and does not cause the std::borrow::Cow<'_, std::vec::Vec<char>> contents to become owned
+error: this `to_owned` call clones the Cow<'_, Vec<char>> itself and does not cause the Cow<'_, Vec<char>> contents to become owned
   --> $DIR/suspicious_to_owned.rs:36:13
    |
 LL |     let _ = cow.to_owned();
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using, depending on intent: `cow.clone()` or `cow.into_owned()`
 
-error: this `to_owned` call clones the std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> itself and does not cause the std::borrow::Cow<'_, str> contents to become owned
+error: this `to_owned` call clones the Cow<'_, str> itself and does not cause the Cow<'_, str> contents to become owned
   --> $DIR/suspicious_to_owned.rs:46:13
    |
 LL |     let _ = cow.to_owned();