diff --git a/rules/style.go b/rules/style.go
index 8d08e40..436e307 100644
--- a/rules/style.go
+++ b/rules/style.go
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ func emptyError(m dsl.Matcher) {
 //doc:tags    style
 func emptySlice(m dsl.Matcher) {
 	m.Match(`var $name = make([]$type, 0)`, `$name := []$type{}`, `$name := make([]$type, 0, 0)`, `$name := make([]$type, 0)`).
-		Report(`nil slice is the preferred style`).
+		Report(`zero-length slice declaring nil slice is better`).
 		Suggest(`var $name []$type`)
 }
diff --git a/rules/testdata/style.go b/rules/testdata/style.go
index e82e257..69c1703 100644
--- a/rules/testdata/style.go
+++ b/rules/testdata/style.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func emptyError() {
 }
 
 func emptySlice() {
-	x := []int{}           // want `\Qnil slice is the preferred style, should be: var x []int`
-	a := make([]int, 0, 0) // want `\Qnil slice is the preferred style, should be: var a []int`
+	x := []int{}           // want `\QemptySlice: zero-length slice declaring nil slice is better
+	a := make([]int, 0, 0) // want `\QemptySlice: zero-length slice declaring nil slice is better
 	fmt.Println(x, a)
 }