1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs
index f8843b892db..2bf582dcfb1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             && let Some(arg_ty) = typeck_results.expr_ty_adjusted_opt(expr)
         {
             // Suggest dereferencing the argument to a function/method call if possible
-
             let mut real_trait_pred = trait_pred;
             while let Some((parent_code, parent_trait_pred)) = code.parent() {
                 code = parent_code;
@@ -553,6 +552,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         );
                         if self.predicate_may_hold(&obligation)
                             && self.predicate_must_hold_modulo_regions(&sized_obligation)
+                            // Do not suggest * if it is already a reference,
+                            // will suggest removing the borrow instead in that case.
+                            && !matches!(expr.kind, hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(..))
                         {
                             let call_node = self.tcx.hir_node(*call_hir_id);
                             let msg = "consider dereferencing here";