diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-generic-constructors.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-generic-constructors.ts
index eaceb6131e04..9dabc93167e3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-generic-constructors.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-generic-constructors.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     },
     messages: {
       preferLHS:
-        'The generic type arguments should be specified on the left-hand side of the constructor call.',
+        'The generic type arguments should be specified on the left-hand side of the declaration as a type annotation.',
       preferRHS:
-        'The generic type arguments should be specified on the right-hand side of the constructor call.',
+        'The generic type arguments should be specified on the right-hand side of the declaration as constructor type arguments.',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
     schema: [