diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
index 90e199fc88..74e40ae08e 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
@@ -3421,8 +3421,19 @@ class Test {
           class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
           externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#uselocalewithcaseconversions">
         <description>
-When doing String.toLowerCase()/toUpperCase() conversions, use Locales to avoids problems with languages that
-have unusual conventions, i.e. Turkish.
+            When doing `String::toLowerCase()/toUpperCase()` conversions, use an explicit locale argument to specify the case transformation rules.
+
+            Using `String::toLowerCase()` without arguments implicitly uses `Locale::getDefault()`.
+            The problem is that the default locale depends on the current JVM setup (and usually on the system in which it is running).
+            Using the system default may be exactly what you want (e.g. if you are manipulating strings you got through standard input),
+            but it may as well not be the case (e.g. if you are getting the string over the network or a file, and the encoding is well-defined
+            and independent of the environment). In the latter case, using the default locale makes the case transformation brittle, as
+            it may yield unexpected results on a machine whose locale has other case translation rules. For example, in Turkish, the
+            uppercase form of `i` is `İ` (U+0130, not ASCII) and not `I` (U+0049) as in English.
+
+            The rule is intended to *force* developers to think about locales when dealing with strings. By taking a conscious decision about
+            the choice of locale at the time of writing, you reduce the risk of surprising behaviour down the line, and communicate your intent
+            to future readers.
         </description>
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>
@@ -3448,20 +3459,20 @@ PrimarySuffix
         </properties>
         <example>
 <![CDATA[
-class Foo {
-    // BAD
-    if (x.toLowerCase().equals("list")) { }
+// violation - implicitly system-dependent conversion
+if (x.toLowerCase().equals("list")) {}
 
-    /*
-     * This will not match "LIST" when in Turkish locale
-     * The above could be
-     * if (x.toLowerCase(Locale.US).equals("list")) { }
-     * or simply
-     * if (x.equalsIgnoreCase("list")) { }
-     */
-    // GOOD
-    String z = a.toLowerCase(Locale.EN);
-}
+// The above will not match "LIST" on a system with a Turkish locale.
+// It could be replaced with
+if (x.toLowerCase(Locale.US).equals("list")) { }
+// or simply
+if (x.equalsIgnoreCase("list")) { }
+
+// ok - system independent conversion
+String z = a.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+
+// ok - explicit system-dependent conversion
+String z2 = a.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault());
 ]]>
         </example>
     </rule>