diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/no_mangle_with_rust_abi.rs b/clippy_lints/src/no_mangle_with_rust_abi.rs
index 64587e08ddc6..160b212f0058 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/no_mangle_with_rust_abi.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/no_mangle_with_rust_abi.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ declare_lint_pass!(NoMangleWithRustAbi => [NO_MANGLE_WITH_RUST_ABI]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NoMangleWithRustAbi {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx Item<'tcx>) {
-        if let ItemKind::Fn(fn_sig, _, _) = &item.kind {
+        if let ItemKind::Fn(fn_sig, _, _) = &item.kind
+            && fn_sig.span.eq_ctxt(item.ident.span)
+        {
             let attrs = cx.tcx.hir().attrs(item.hir_id());
             let mut app = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
             let fn_snippet = snippet_with_applicability(cx, fn_sig.span.with_hi(item.ident.span.lo()), "..", &mut app);