diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index c1eead94f1..c6a3698ea1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 4082
     },
-    "Conflicting library definitions for '{0}' found at '{1}' and '{2}'. Copy the correct file to the 'typings' folder to resolve this conflict.": {
+    "Conflicting definitions for '{0}' found at '{1}' and '{2}'. Consider installing a specific version of this library to resolve the conflict.": {
         "category": "Message",
         "code": 4090
     },
diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 767fcb488b..3f698e8275 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         const otherFileText = host.readFile(resolvedTypeReferenceDirective.resolvedFileName);
                         if (otherFileText !== getSourceFile(previousResolution.resolvedFileName).text) {
                             fileProcessingDiagnostics.add(createDiagnostic(refFile, refPos, refEnd,
-                                Diagnostics.Conflicting_library_definitions_for_0_found_at_1_and_2_Copy_the_correct_file_to_the_typings_folder_to_resolve_this_conflict,
+                                Diagnostics.Conflicting_definitions_for_0_found_at_1_and_2_Consider_installing_a_specific_version_of_this_library_to_resolve_the_conflict,
                                 typeReferenceDirective,
                                 resolvedTypeReferenceDirective.resolvedFileName,
                                 previousResolution.resolvedFileName
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/library-reference-5.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/library-reference-5.errors.txt
index a3729bc3a9..c23b49c61d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/library-reference-5.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/library-reference-5.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/node_modules/bar/index.d.ts(1,1): message TS4090: Conflicting library definitions for 'alpha' found at '/node_modules/bar/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts' and '/node_modules/foo/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts'. Copy the correct file to the 'typings' folder to resolve this conflict.
+/node_modules/bar/index.d.ts(1,1): message TS4090: Conflicting definitions for 'alpha' found at '/node_modules/bar/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts' and '/node_modules/foo/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts'. Consider installing a specific version of this library to resolve the conflict.
 
 
 ==== /src/root.ts (0 errors) ====
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ==== /node_modules/bar/index.d.ts (1 errors) ====
     /// <reference types="alpha" />
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-!!! message TS4090: Conflicting library definitions for 'alpha' found at '/node_modules/bar/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts' and '/node_modules/foo/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts'. Copy the correct file to the 'typings' folder to resolve this conflict.
+!!! message TS4090: Conflicting definitions for 'alpha' found at '/node_modules/bar/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts' and '/node_modules/foo/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts'. Consider installing a specific version of this library to resolve the conflict.
     declare var bar: any;
     
 ==== /node_modules/bar/node_modules/alpha/index.d.ts (0 errors) ====