diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index c51f3dacd54..6ad7ee32a4f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -2943,14 +2943,15 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     ) {
         if let ObligationCauseCode::ImplDerivedObligation(_) = obligation.cause.code()
             && self.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::SliceIndex, trait_pred.skip_binder().trait_ref.def_id)
+            && let ty::Slice(_) = trait_pred.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs.type_at(1).kind()
             && let ty::Ref(_, inner_ty, _) = trait_pred.skip_binder().self_ty().kind()
             && let ty::Uint(ty::UintTy::Usize) = inner_ty.kind()
         {
             err.span_suggestion_verbose(
                 obligation.cause.span.shrink_to_lo(),
-            "consider dereferencing here",
+            "dereference this index",
             '*',
-                Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                Applicability::MachineApplicable,
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-dereferencing-index.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-dereferencing-index.stderr
index c0bb5044338..c8b87af7bd8 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-dereferencing-index.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-dereferencing-index.stderr
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LL |     let one_item_please: i32 = [1, 2, 3][i];
    = help: the trait `SliceIndex<[{integer}]>` is not implemented for `&usize`
    = help: the trait `SliceIndex<[T]>` is implemented for `usize`
    = note: required because of the requirements on the impl of `Index<&usize>` for `[{integer}]`
-help: consider dereferencing here
+help: dereference this index
    |
 LL |     let one_item_please: i32 = [1, 2, 3][*i];
    |                                          +