diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/demand.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/demand.rs
index 33e93b582e540..bb9fc872b85d2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/demand.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/demand.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
     /// ```
     /// opt.map(|arg| { takes_ref(arg) });
     /// ```
-    fn can_use_as_ref(&self, expr: &hir::Expr) -> Option<(Span, &'static str, String)> {
+    fn can_use_as_ref(
+        &self,
+        expr: &hir::Expr,
+    ) -> Option<(Span, &'static str, String)> {
         if let hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) = expr.node {
             if let hir::def::Def::Local(id) = path.def {
                 let parent = self.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(id);
@@ -233,10 +236,12 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                             self_ty.starts_with("std::option::Option") ||
                             self_ty.starts_with("std::result::Result")
                         ) && (name == "map" || name == "and_then");
-                        if is_as_ref_able {
-                            return Some((span.shrink_to_lo(),
-                                         "consider using `as_ref` instead",
-                                         "as_ref().".into()));
+                        match (is_as_ref_able, self.sess().source_map().span_to_snippet(*span)) {
+                            (true, Ok(src)) => {
+                                return Some((*span, "consider using `as_ref` instead",
+                                             format!("as_ref().{}", src)));
+                            },
+                            _ => ()
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/as-ref.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/as-ref.stderr
index 7273496a7ce06..8143acc957b4c 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/suggestions/as-ref.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/as-ref.stderr
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> $DIR/as-ref.rs:6:27
    |
 LL |   opt.map(|arg| takes_ref(arg));
-   |       -                   ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
+   |       ---                 ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
    |       |
-   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().`
+   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().map`
    |
    = note: expected type `&Foo`
               found type `Foo`
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> $DIR/as-ref.rs:8:37
    |
 LL |   opt.and_then(|arg| Some(takes_ref(arg)));
-   |       -                             ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
+   |       --------                      ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
    |       |
-   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().`
+   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().and_then`
    |
    = note: expected type `&Foo`
               found type `Foo`
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> $DIR/as-ref.rs:11:27
    |
 LL |   opt.map(|arg| takes_ref(arg));
-   |       -                   ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
+   |       ---                 ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
    |       |
-   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().`
+   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().map`
    |
    = note: expected type `&Foo`
               found type `Foo`
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> $DIR/as-ref.rs:13:35
    |
 LL |   opt.and_then(|arg| Ok(takes_ref(arg)));
-   |       -                           ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
+   |       --------                    ^^^ expected &Foo, found struct `Foo`
    |       |
-   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().`
+   |       help: consider using `as_ref` instead: `as_ref().and_then`
    |
    = note: expected type `&Foo`
               found type `Foo`