diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 0b357bd771d..db717c107a9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2248,14 +2248,17 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function errorOnImplicitAnyModule(isError: boolean, errorNode: Node, { packageId, resolvedFileName }: ResolvedModuleFull, moduleReference: string): void {
-            const errorInfo = packageId
-                ? chainDiagnosticMessages(
-                    /*details*/ undefined,
-                    typesPackageExists(packageId.name)
-                        ? Diagnostics.If_the_0_package_actually_exposes_this_module_consider_sending_a_pull_request_to_amend_https_Colon_Slash_Slashgithub_com_SlashDefinitelyTyped_SlashDefinitelyTyped_Slashtree_Slashmaster_Slashtypes_Slash_1
-                        : Diagnostics.Try_npm_install_types_Slash_1_if_it_exists_or_add_a_new_declaration_d_ts_file_containing_declare_module_0,
-                    packageId.name,
-                    getMangledNameForScopedPackage(packageId.name))
+            const errorInfo = !isExternalModuleNameRelative(moduleReference) && packageId
+                ? typesPackageExists(packageId.name)
+                    ? chainDiagnosticMessages(
+                        /*details*/ undefined,
+                        Diagnostics.If_the_0_package_actually_exposes_this_module_consider_sending_a_pull_request_to_amend_https_Colon_Slash_Slashgithub_com_SlashDefinitelyTyped_SlashDefinitelyTyped_Slashtree_Slashmaster_Slashtypes_Slash_1,
+                        packageId.name, getMangledNameForScopedPackage(packageId.name))
+                    : chainDiagnosticMessages(
+                        /*details*/ undefined,
+                        Diagnostics.Try_npm_install_types_Slash_1_if_it_exists_or_add_a_new_declaration_d_ts_file_containing_declare_module_0,
+                        moduleReference,
+                        getMangledNameForScopedPackage(packageId.name))
                 : undefined;
             errorOrSuggestion(isError, errorNode, chainDiagnosticMessages(
                 errorInfo,
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_relativePath.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_relativePath.errors.txt
index 1aeb8489b8d..6047cfa6a69 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_relativePath.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_relativePath.errors.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /a.ts(1,22): error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module './node_modules/foo'. '/node_modules/foo/index.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
-  Try `npm install @types/foo` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'foo';`
 
 
 ==== /a.ts (1 errors) ====
     import * as foo from "./node_modules/foo";
                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module './node_modules/foo'. '/node_modules/foo/index.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
-!!! error TS7016:   Try `npm install @types/foo` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'foo';`
     
 ==== /node_modules/foo/package.json (0 errors) ====
     { "name": "foo", "version": "1.2.3" }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_typesForPackageExist.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_typesForPackageExist.errors.txt
index db93cf044c8..1881345fc2d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_typesForPackageExist.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/untypedModuleImport_noImplicitAny_typesForPackageExist.errors.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /a.ts(2,25): error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module 'foo/sub'. '/node_modules/foo/sub.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
   If the 'foo' package actually exposes this module, consider sending a pull request to amend 'https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/foo`
 /a.ts(3,25): error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module 'bar/sub'. '/node_modules/bar/sub.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
-  Try `npm install @types/bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'bar';`
+  Try `npm install @types/bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'bar/sub';`
 /a.ts(5,30): error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module '@scope/foo/sub'. '/node_modules/@scope/foo/sub.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
   If the '@scope/foo' package actually exposes this module, consider sending a pull request to amend 'https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/scope__foo`
 /a.ts(6,30): error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module '@scope/bar/sub'. '/node_modules/@scope/bar/sub.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
-  Try `npm install @types/scope__bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module '@scope/bar';`
+  Try `npm install @types/scope__bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module '@scope/bar/sub';`
 
 
 ==== /a.ts (4 errors) ====
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     import * as barSub from "bar/sub";
                             ~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module 'bar/sub'. '/node_modules/bar/sub.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
-!!! error TS7016:   Try `npm install @types/bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'bar';`
+!!! error TS7016:   Try `npm install @types/bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'bar/sub';`
     import * as scopeFoo from "@scope/foo";
     import * as scopeFooSub from "@scope/foo/sub";
                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     import * as scopeBarSub from "@scope/bar/sub";
                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module '@scope/bar/sub'. '/node_modules/@scope/bar/sub.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
-!!! error TS7016:   Try `npm install @types/scope__bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module '@scope/bar';`
+!!! error TS7016:   Try `npm install @types/scope__bar` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module '@scope/bar/sub';`
     
 ==== /node_modules/@types/foo/index.d.ts (0 errors) ====
     export const foo: number;