diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 75c3df5b2b74f..6f2f8c26f6428 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4039,6 +4039,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc_ast",
  "rustc_attr",
  "rustc_data_structures",
+ "rustc_error_messages",
  "rustc_errors",
  "rustc_feature",
  "rustc_graphviz",
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/src/lib.rs
index 418ba3c74d776..0b351b7afc720 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/src/lib.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl<S: Into<String>> From<S> for DiagnosticMessage {
     }
 }
 
-/// A workaround for "good path" ICEs when formatting types in disables lints.
+/// A workaround for "good path" ICEs when formatting types in disabled lints.
 ///
 /// Delays formatting until `.into(): DiagnosticMessage` is used.
 pub struct DelayDm<F>(pub F);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/Cargo.toml b/compiler/rustc_middle/Cargo.toml
index cf1ab47de861a..543bd56a20c18 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustc_ast = { path = "../rustc_ast" }
 rustc_attr = { path = "../rustc_attr" }
 rustc_data_structures = { path = "../rustc_data_structures" }
 rustc_errors = { path = "../rustc_errors" }
+# Used for intra-doc links
+rustc_error_messages = { path = "../rustc_error_messages" }
 rustc_feature = { path = "../rustc_feature" }
 rustc_graphviz = { path = "../rustc_graphviz" }
 rustc_hir = { path = "../rustc_hir" }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
index a1d53506707c9..c49e75d68ad32 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
@@ -2883,13 +2883,19 @@ fn for_each_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, mut collect_fn: impl for<'b> FnMut(&'b Ident, N
 /// `std::vec::Vec` to just `Vec`, as long as there is no other `Vec` importable anywhere.
 ///
 /// The implementation uses similar import discovery logic to that of 'use' suggestions.
+///
+/// See also [`DelayDm`](rustc_error_messages::DelayDm) and [`with_no_trimmed_paths`].
 fn trimmed_def_paths(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, (): ()) -> FxHashMap<DefId, Symbol> {
     let mut map: FxHashMap<DefId, Symbol> = FxHashMap::default();
 
     if let TrimmedDefPaths::GoodPath = tcx.sess.opts.trimmed_def_paths {
+        // Trimming paths is expensive and not optimized, since we expect it to only be used for error reporting.
+        //
         // For good paths causing this bug, the `rustc_middle::ty::print::with_no_trimmed_paths`
         // wrapper can be used to suppress this query, in exchange for full paths being formatted.
-        tcx.sess.delay_good_path_bug("trimmed_def_paths constructed");
+        tcx.sess.delay_good_path_bug(
+            "trimmed_def_paths constructed but no error emitted; use `DelayDm` for lints or `with_no_trimmed_paths` for debugging",
+        );
     }
 
     let unique_symbols_rev: &mut FxHashMap<(Namespace, Symbol), Option<DefId>> =