diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_packed_ref.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_packed_ref.rs
index 9e07a4599f686..faad1a72327f4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_packed_ref.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/check_packed_ref.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use rustc_middle::mir::visit::{PlaceContext, Visitor};
 use rustc_middle::mir::*;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
-use rustc_session::lint::builtin::PACKED_REFERENCES;
+use rustc_session::lint::builtin::UNALIGNED_REFERENCES;
 
 use crate::transform::{MirPass, MirSource};
 use crate::util;
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for PackedRefChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
                     .assert_crate_local()
                     .lint_root;
                 self.tcx.struct_span_lint_hir(
-                    PACKED_REFERENCES,
+                    UNALIGNED_REFERENCES,
                     lint_root,
                     source_info.span,
                     |lint| {
-                        lint.build(&format!("reference to packed field is not allowed",))
+                        lint.build(&format!("reference to packed field is unaligned",))
                             .note(
-                                "fields of packed structs might be misaligned, and creating \
+                                "fields of packed structs are not properly aligned, and creating \
                                 a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that \
                                 reference is never dereferenced)",
                             )
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_session/lint/builtin.rs
index 0753e9e4b7325..4035417204867 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/lint/builtin.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ declare_lint! {
 }
 
 declare_lint! {
-    pub PACKED_REFERENCES,
+    pub UNALIGNED_REFERENCES,
     Allow,
     "detects unaligned references to fields of packed structs",
 }
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ declare_lint_pass! {
         INVALID_TYPE_PARAM_DEFAULT,
         CONST_ERR,
         RENAMED_AND_REMOVED_LINTS,
-        PACKED_REFERENCES,
+        UNALIGNED_REFERENCES,
         SAFE_PACKED_BORROWS,
         PATTERNS_IN_FNS_WITHOUT_BODY,
         MISSING_FRAGMENT_SPECIFIER,
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/packed_reference.stderr b/src/test/ui/lint/packed_reference.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 51158a84175dc..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/ui/lint/packed_reference.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-error: reference to packed field is not allowed
-  --> $DIR/packed_reference.rs:14:17
-   |
-LL |         let _ = &good.data;
-   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-note: the lint level is defined here
-  --> $DIR/packed_reference.rs:1:9
-   |
-LL | #![deny(packed_references)]
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   = note: fields of packed structs might be misaligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
-
-error: reference to packed field is not allowed
-  --> $DIR/packed_reference.rs:15:17
-   |
-LL |         let _ = &good.data as *const _;
-   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = note: fields of packed structs might be misaligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
-
-error: reference to packed field is not allowed
-  --> $DIR/packed_reference.rs:16:27
-   |
-LL |         let _: *const _ = &good.data;
-   |                           ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = note: fields of packed structs might be misaligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
-
-error: reference to packed field is not allowed
-  --> $DIR/packed_reference.rs:17:17
-   |
-LL |         let _ = &good.data2[0];
-   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = note: fields of packed structs might be misaligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
-
-error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
-
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/packed_reference.rs b/src/test/ui/lint/unaligned_references.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/test/ui/lint/packed_reference.rs
rename to src/test/ui/lint/unaligned_references.rs
index 349421084682b..1d9f4c3db2eb5 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/lint/packed_reference.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/unaligned_references.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![deny(packed_references)]
+#![deny(unaligned_references)]
 
 #[repr(packed)]
 pub struct Good {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/unaligned_references.stderr b/src/test/ui/lint/unaligned_references.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0c594cdb30a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/unaligned_references.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+error: reference to packed field is unaligned
+  --> $DIR/unaligned_references.rs:14:17
+   |
+LL |         let _ = &good.data;
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+note: the lint level is defined here
+  --> $DIR/unaligned_references.rs:1:9
+   |
+LL | #![deny(unaligned_references)]
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   = note: fields of packed structs are not properly aligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
+
+error: reference to packed field is unaligned
+  --> $DIR/unaligned_references.rs:15:17
+   |
+LL |         let _ = &good.data as *const _;
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: fields of packed structs are not properly aligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
+
+error: reference to packed field is unaligned
+  --> $DIR/unaligned_references.rs:16:27
+   |
+LL |         let _: *const _ = &good.data;
+   |                           ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: fields of packed structs are not properly aligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
+
+error: reference to packed field is unaligned
+  --> $DIR/unaligned_references.rs:17:17
+   |
+LL |         let _ = &good.data2[0];
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: fields of packed structs are not properly aligned, and creating a misaligned reference is undefined behavior (even if that reference is never dereferenced)
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+