diff --git a/pandas/core/internals/managers.py b/pandas/core/internals/managers.py
index 7c8b289e6eb87..72bc489c07aeb 100644
--- a/pandas/core/internals/managers.py
+++ b/pandas/core/internals/managers.py
@@ -1178,8 +1178,8 @@ def insert(self, loc: int, item: Hashable, value: ArrayLike) -> None:
             warnings.warn(
                 "DataFrame is highly fragmented.  This is usually the result "
                 "of calling `frame.insert` many times, which has poor performance.  "
-                "Consider using pd.concat instead.  To get a de-fragmented frame, "
-                "use `newframe = frame.copy()`",
+                "Consider joining all columns at once using pd.concat(axis=1) "
+                "instead.  To get a de-fragmented frame, use `newframe = frame.copy()`",
                 PerformanceWarning,
                 stacklevel=5,
             )