1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
index 9e6cdfe59bb..2388463ecfc 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ use super::diagnostics::{ConsumeClosingDelim, dummy_arg};
 use super::ty::{AllowPlus, RecoverQPath, RecoverReturnSign};
 use super::{
     AttrWrapper, ExpKeywordPair, ExpTokenPair, FollowedByType, ForceCollect, Parser, PathStyle,
-    Trailing, UsePreAttrPos,
+    Recovered, Trailing, UsePreAttrPos,
 };
 use crate::errors::{self, MacroExpandsToAdtField};
-use crate::{exp, fluent_generated as fluent, maybe_whole};
+use crate::{exp, fluent_generated as fluent};
 
 impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     /// Parses a source module as a crate. This is the main entry point for the parser.
@@ -142,10 +142,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         fn_parse_mode: FnParseMode,
         force_collect: ForceCollect,
     ) -> PResult<'a, Option<Item>> {
-        maybe_whole!(self, NtItem, |item| {
+        if let Some(item) =
+            self.eat_metavar_seq(MetaVarKind::Item, |this| this.parse_item(ForceCollect::Yes))
+        {
+            let mut item = item.expect("an actual item");
             attrs.prepend_to_nt_inner(&mut item.attrs);
-            Some(item.into_inner())
-        });
+            return Ok(Some(item.into_inner()));
+        }
 
         self.collect_tokens(None, attrs, force_collect, |this, mut attrs| {
             let lo = this.token.span;