diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 39bbbdc012084a..0b4424b8c4409d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -3477,7 +3477,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) at_expr(mut node ast.AtExpr) ast.Type {
 				mut mcache := vmod.get_cache()
 				vmod_file_location := mcache.get_by_file(c.file.path)
 				if vmod_file_location.vmod_file.len == 0 {
-					c.error('@VMOD_FILE can be used only in projects, that have v.mod file',
+					c.error('@VMOD_FILE can only be used in projects that have a v.mod file',
 						node.pos)
 				}
 				vmod_content := os.read_file(vmod_file_location.vmod_file) or { '' }
@@ -3591,7 +3591,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 	} else if node.kind == .unresolved {
 		// first use
 		if node.tok_kind == .assign && node.is_mut {
-			c.error('`mut` not allowed with `=` (use `:=` to declare a variable)', node.pos)
+			c.error('`mut` is not allowed with `=` (use `:=` to declare a variable)',
+				node.pos)
 		}
 		if mut obj := node.scope.find(node.name) {
 			match mut obj {
@@ -3834,7 +3835,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) ident(mut node ast.Ident) ast.Type {
 							// Lambdas don't support capturing variables yet, so that's the only hint.
 							c.error('undefined variable `${node.name}`', node.pos)
 						} else {
-							c.error('`${node.name}` must be added to the capture list for the closure to be used inside',
+							c.add_error_detail('use `fn [${node.name}] () {` instead of `fn () {`')
+							c.error('`${node.name}` must be explictly listed as inherited variable to be used inside a closure',
 								node.pos)
 						}
 						return ast.void_type
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.out
index 0f283dceaf9f73..ba658d0c5ee201 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.out
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.vv:6:14: error: use `_` to name an unu
       |                 ^
     7 |         return i
     8 |     }
-vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.vv:7:10: error: `i` must be added to the capture list for the closure to be used inside
+vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.vv:7:10: error: `i` must be explictly listed as inherited variable to be used inside a closure
     5 | 
     6 |     func := fn (i) int {
     7 |         return i
       |                ^
     8 |     }
     9 |
+Details: use `fn [i] () {` instead of `fn () {`
 vlib/v/checker/tests/anon_fn_arg_type_err.vv:7:3: error: `i` used as value
     5 | 
     6 |     func := fn (i) int {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.out
index 6dd240a56ffd99..d7fecfac8a0b2f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.out
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.out
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.vv:4:9: error: `a` must be added to the capture list for the closure to be used inside
+vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.vv:4:9: error: `a` must be explictly listed as inherited variable to be used inside a closure
     2 |     a := 1
     3 |     f := fn () {
     4 |         print(a)
       |               ^
     5 |     }
     6 |     f()
+Details: use `fn [a] () {` instead of `fn () {`
 vlib/v/parser/tests/closure_not_declared.vv:4:3: error: `print` can not print void expressions
     2 |     a := 1
     3 |     f := fn () {