1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
index e653240d049..fac63bcb993 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
@@ -322,11 +322,15 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for Write {
 }
 
 /// Given a format string that ends in a newline and its span, calculates the span of the
-/// newline.
+/// newline, or the format string itself if the format string consists solely of a newline.
 fn newline_span(fmtstr: &StrLit) -> Span {
     let sp = fmtstr.span;
     let contents = &fmtstr.symbol.as_str();
 
+    if *contents == r"\n" {
+        return sp;
+    }
+
     let newline_sp_hi = sp.hi()
         - match fmtstr.style {
             StrStyle::Cooked => BytePos(1),