diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/stdmethods.go b/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/stdmethods.go
index 1c18dbc9..b61c3220 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/stdmethods.go
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/stdmethods.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func canonicalMethod(pass *analysis.Pass, id *ast.Ident) {
 			expectFmt += " (" + argjoin(expect.results) + ")"
 		}
 
-		actual := sign.String()
+		actual := types.TypeString(sign, (*types.Package).Name)
 		actual = strings.TrimPrefix(actual, "func")
 		actual = id.Name + actual
 
diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/testdata/src/a/a.go b/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/testdata/src/a/a.go
index 829c5b53..9833f8fd 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/testdata/src/a/a.go
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/stdmethods/testdata/src/a/a.go
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 package a
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 type T int
 
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ func (U) Format(byte) {} // no error: first parameter must be fmt.State to trigg
 
 func (U) GobDecode() {} // want `should have signature GobDecode\(\[\]byte\) error`
 
+// Test rendering of type names such as xml.Encoder in diagnostic.
+func (U) MarshalXML(*xml.Encoder) {} // want `method MarshalXML\(\*xml.Encoder\) should...`
+
 type I interface {
 	ReadByte() byte // want `should have signature ReadByte\(\) \(byte, error\)`
 }