4 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs
index b2e58c94280..18082004d7a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use core::mem;
 use core::ops::{Bound, ControlFlow};
 
 use ast::mut_visit::{self, MutVisitor};
-use ast::token::IdentIsRaw;
+use ast::token::{IdentIsRaw, MetaVarKind};
 use ast::{CoroutineKind, ForLoopKind, GenBlockKind, MatchKind, Pat, Path, PathSegment, Recovered};
 use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
 use rustc_ast::token::{self, Delimiter, Token, TokenKind};
@@ -1382,6 +1382,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     fn parse_expr_bottom(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, P<Expr>> {
         maybe_recover_from_interpolated_ty_qpath!(self, true);
 
+        let span = self.token.span;
         if let token::Interpolated(nt) = &self.token.kind {
             match &**nt {
                 token::NtExpr(e) | token::NtLiteral(e) => {
@@ -1389,11 +1390,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     self.bump();
                     return Ok(e);
                 }
-                token::NtPath(path) => {
-                    let path = (**path).clone();
-                    self.bump();
-                    return Ok(self.mk_expr(self.prev_token.span, ExprKind::Path(None, path)));
-                }
                 token::NtBlock(block) => {
                     let block = block.clone();
                     self.bump();
@@ -1401,6 +1397,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 }
                 _ => {}
             };
+        } else if let Some(path) = self.eat_metavar_seq(MetaVarKind::Path, |this| {
+            this.collect_tokens_no_attrs(|this| this.parse_path(PathStyle::Type))
+        }) {
+            return Ok(self.mk_expr(span, ExprKind::Path(None, path)));
         }
 
         // Outer attributes are already parsed and will be
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
index 3b3c2e6137d..00282ef8679 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ pub enum ParseNtResult {
     Pat(P<ast::Pat>, NtPatKind),
     Ty(P<ast::Ty>),
     Meta(P<ast::AttrItem>),
+    Path(P<ast::Path>),
     Vis(P<ast::Visibility>),
 
     /// This variant will eventually be removed, along with `Token::Interpolate`.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/nonterminal.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/nonterminal.rs
index d4e4d558032..d537bc17ce3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/nonterminal.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/nonterminal.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 NtStmt(_)
                 | NtExpr(_)
                 | NtLiteral(_) // `true`, `false`
-                | NtPath(_) => true,
+                => true,
 
                 NtItem(_) | NtBlock(_) => false,
             }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 token::NtLifetime(..) => true,
                 token::Interpolated(nt) => match &**nt {
                     NtBlock(_) | NtStmt(_) | NtExpr(_) | NtLiteral(_) => true,
-                    NtItem(_) | NtPath(_) => false,
+                    NtItem(_) => false,
                 },
                 token::OpenDelim(Delimiter::Invisible(InvisibleOrigin::MetaVar(k))) => match k {
                     MetaVarKind::Block
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 };
             }
             NonterminalKind::Path => {
-                NtPath(P(self.collect_tokens_no_attrs(|this| this.parse_path(PathStyle::Type))?))
+                return Ok(ParseNtResult::Path(P(
+                    self.collect_tokens_no_attrs(|this| this.parse_path(PathStyle::Type))?
+                )));
             }
             NonterminalKind::Meta => {
                 return Ok(ParseNtResult::Meta(P(self.parse_attr_item(ForceCollect::Yes)?)));
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/path.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/path.rs
index c24305ea9a8..1280a1cd312 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/path.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/path.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ use tracing::debug;
 
 use super::ty::{AllowPlus, RecoverQPath, RecoverReturnSign};
 use super::{Parser, Restrictions, TokenType};
-use crate::errors::{PathSingleColon, PathTripleColon};
+use crate::errors::{self, PathSingleColon, PathTripleColon};
+use crate::exp;
 use crate::parser::{CommaRecoveryMode, RecoverColon, RecoverComma};
-use crate::{errors, exp, maybe_whole};
 
 /// Specifies how to parse a path.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             }
         };
 
-        maybe_whole!(self, NtPath, |path| reject_generics_if_mod_style(self, path.into_inner()));
+        if let Some(path) =
+            self.eat_metavar_seq(MetaVarKind::Path, |this| this.parse_path(PathStyle::Type))
+        {
+            return Ok(reject_generics_if_mod_style(self, path));
+        }
 
         // If we have a `ty` metavar in the form of a path, reparse it directly as a path, instead
         // of reparsing it as a `ty` and then extracting the path.