diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
index 9bbcc6d9f54..6108e30fd6d 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,19 @@ fn get_name<'a>(path: &'a Path, opts: &'a NewOptions) -> CargoResult<&'a str> {
     })
 }
 
-fn check_name(name: &str, name_help: &str, has_bin: bool, shell: &mut Shell) -> CargoResult<()> {
+fn check_name(
+    name: &str,
+    show_name_help: bool,
+    has_bin: bool,
+    shell: &mut Shell,
+) -> CargoResult<()> {
+    // If --name is already used to override, no point in suggesting it
+    // again as a fix.
+    let name_help = if show_name_help {
+        "\nIf you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag."
+    } else {
+        ""
+    };
     restricted_names::validate_package_name(name, "crate name", name_help)?;
 
     if restricted_names::is_keyword(name) {
@@ -363,7 +375,12 @@ pub fn new(opts: &NewOptions, config: &Config) -> CargoResult<()> {
     }
 
     let name = get_name(path, opts)?;
-    check_name(name, "", opts.kind.is_bin(), &mut config.shell())?;
+    check_name(
+        name,
+        opts.name.is_none(),
+        opts.kind.is_bin(),
+        &mut config.shell(),
+    )?;
 
     let mkopts = MkOptions {
         version_control: opts.version_control,
@@ -411,13 +428,7 @@ pub fn init(opts: &NewOptions, config: &Config) -> CargoResult<()> {
         // user may mean "initialize for library, but also add binary target"
     }
     let has_bin = src_paths_types.iter().any(|x| x.bin);
-    // If --name is already used to override, no point in suggesting it
-    // again as a fix.
-    let name_help = match opts.name {
-        Some(_) => "",
-        None => "\nuse --name to override crate name",
-    };
-    check_name(name, name_help, has_bin, &mut config.shell())?;
+    check_name(name, opts.name.is_none(), has_bin, &mut config.shell())?;
 
     let mut version_control = opts.version_control;
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/init.rs b/tests/testsuite/init.rs
index 9cbcdf0686a..aab8b2093e5 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/init.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/init.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ fn invalid_dir_name() {
         .with_stderr(
             "\
 [ERROR] invalid character `.` in crate name: `foo.bar`, [..]
-use --name to override crate name",
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
         )
         .run();
 
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ fn reserved_name() {
         .with_stderr(
             "\
 [ERROR] the name `test` cannot be used as a crate name, it conflicts [..]\n\
-use --name to override crate name
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
 ",
         )
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/new.rs b/tests/testsuite/new.rs
index 4cc14e1dd14..32dbafe9814 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/new.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/new.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,12 @@ fn existing() {
 fn invalid_characters() {
     cargo_process("new foo.rs")
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr("[ERROR] invalid character `.` in crate name: `foo.rs`, [..]")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[ERROR] invalid character `.` in crate name: `foo.rs`, [..]
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
+        )
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +129,12 @@ fn invalid_characters() {
 fn reserved_name() {
     cargo_process("new test")
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr("[ERROR] the name `test` cannot be used as a crate name, it conflicts [..]")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[ERROR] the name `test` cannot be used as a crate name, it conflicts [..]
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
+        )
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +143,10 @@ fn reserved_binary_name() {
     cargo_process("new --bin incremental")
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
-            "[ERROR] the name `incremental` cannot be used as a crate name, it conflicts [..]",
+            "\
+[ERROR] the name `incremental` cannot be used as a crate name, it conflicts [..]
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
         )
         .run();
 
@@ -153,7 +166,12 @@ it conflicts with cargo's build directory names
 fn keyword_name() {
     cargo_process("new pub")
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr("[ERROR] the name `pub` cannot be used as a crate name, it is a Rust keyword")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[ERROR] the name `pub` cannot be used as a crate name, it is a Rust keyword
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
+        )
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -522,7 +540,12 @@ fn restricted_windows_name() {
         cargo_process("new nul")
             .env("USER", "foo")
             .with_status(101)
-            .with_stderr("[ERROR] cannot use name `nul`, it is a reserved Windows filename")
+            .with_stderr(
+                "\
+[ERROR] cannot use name `nul`, it is a reserved Windows filename
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
+            )
             .run();
     } else {
         cargo_process("new nul")
@@ -559,8 +582,11 @@ fn non_ascii_name_invalid() {
         .env("USER", "foo")
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
-            "[ERROR] invalid character `Ⓐ` in crate name: `ⒶⒷⒸ`, \
-            the first character must be a Unicode XID start character (most letters or `_`)",
+            "\
+[ERROR] invalid character `Ⓐ` in crate name: `ⒶⒷⒸ`, \
+the first character must be a Unicode XID start character (most letters or `_`)
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
         )
         .run();
 
@@ -568,8 +594,11 @@ fn non_ascii_name_invalid() {
         .env("USER", "foo")
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
-            "[ERROR] invalid character `¼` in crate name: `a¼`, \
-            characters must be Unicode XID characters (numbers, `-`, `_`, or most letters)",
+            "\
+[ERROR] invalid character `¼` in crate name: `a¼`, \
+characters must be Unicode XID characters (numbers, `-`, `_`, or most letters)
+If you need a crate name to not match the directory name, consider using --name flag.
+",
         )
         .run();
 }