diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufcheckserver/internal/buflintvalidate/field.go b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufcheckserver/internal/buflintvalidate/field.go
index 514274ecb9..df87bc9281 100644
--- a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufcheckserver/internal/buflintvalidate/field.go
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufcheckserver/internal/buflintvalidate/field.go
@@ -1172,11 +1172,12 @@ func checkLenRules(
 				{ruleFieldNumber, minLenFieldNumber},
 				{ruleFieldNumber, maxLenFieldNumber},
 			},
-			"Field %q has equal %s and %s, use %s.const instead.",
+			"Field %q has equal %s and %s, use %s.%s instead.",
 			adder.fieldName(),
 			adder.getFieldRuleName(ruleFieldNumber, minLenFieldNumber),
 			maxLenFieldName,
 			adder.getFieldRuleName(ruleFieldNumber),
+			lenFieldName,
 		)
 	}
 	return nil