diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
index 710b6c2f1237..01bb9b94d796 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
         for attr in attrs {
             match attr.path().as_slice() {
                 [sym::diagnostic, sym::do_not_recommend, ..] => {
-                    self.check_do_not_recommend(attr.span, hir_id, target, attr)
+                    self.check_do_not_recommend(attr.span, hir_id, target, attr, item)
                 }
                 [sym::diagnostic, sym::on_unimplemented, ..] => {
                     self.check_diagnostic_on_unimplemented(attr.span, hir_id, target)
@@ -358,8 +358,15 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
         hir_id: HirId,
         target: Target,
         attr: &Attribute,
+        item: Option<ItemLike<'_>>,
     ) {
-        if !matches!(target, Target::Impl) {
+        if !matches!(target, Target::Impl)
+            || matches!(
+                item,
+                Some(ItemLike::Item(hir::Item {  kind: hir::ItemKind::Impl(_impl),.. }))
+                    if _impl.of_trait.is_none()
+            )
+        {
             self.tcx.emit_node_span_lint(
                 UNKNOWN_OR_MALFORMED_DIAGNOSTIC_ATTRIBUTES,
                 hir_id,
diff --git a/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.current.stderr b/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.current.stderr
index 0b0dac32b39f..ee6ebabadd97 100644
--- a/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.current.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.current.stderr
@@ -48,5 +48,11 @@ warning: `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed on trait implement
 LL | #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-warning: 8 warnings emitted
+warning: `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed on trait implementations
+  --> $DIR/incorrect-locations.rs:38:1
+   |
+LL | #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+warning: 9 warnings emitted
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.next.stderr b/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.next.stderr
index 0b0dac32b39f..ee6ebabadd97 100644
--- a/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.next.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.next.stderr
@@ -48,5 +48,11 @@ warning: `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed on trait implement
 LL | #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-warning: 8 warnings emitted
+warning: `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed on trait implementations
+  --> $DIR/incorrect-locations.rs:38:1
+   |
+LL | #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+warning: 9 warnings emitted
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.rs b/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.rs
index 014be580f61f..1cf436aa2af3 100644
--- a/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/diagnostic_namespace/do_not_recommend/incorrect-locations.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ type Type = ();
 //~^WARN `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed
 enum Enum {}
 
+#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
+//~^WARN `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed
+impl Enum {}
+
 #[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]
 //~^WARN `#[diagnostic::do_not_recommend]` can only be placed
 extern "C" {}