diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
index f4b3ded53b0..7b3178e610f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
@@ -902,11 +902,18 @@ fn expr_inferred_subst_iter(
             // impl is currently the `DefId` of `Output` in the trait definition
             // which makes this somewhat difficult and prevents us from just
             // using `self.path_inferred_subst_iter` here.
-            hir::ExprKind::Struct(&hir::QPath::Resolved(_self_ty, path), _, _) => {
-                if let Some(ty) = self.opt_node_type(expr.hir_id) {
-                    if let ty::Adt(_, substs) = ty.kind() {
-                        return Box::new(self.resolved_path_inferred_subst_iter(path, substs));
-                    }
+            hir::ExprKind::Struct(&hir::QPath::Resolved(_self_ty, path), _, _)
+            // FIXME(TaKO8Ki): Ideally we should support this. For that
+            // we have to map back from the self type to the
+            // type alias though. That's difficult.
+            //
+            // See the `need_type_info/issue-103053.rs` test for
+            // a example.
+            if !matches!(path.res, Res::Def(DefKind::TyAlias, _)) => {
+                if let Some(ty) = self.opt_node_type(expr.hir_id)
+                    && let ty::Adt(_, substs) = ty.kind()
+                {
+                    return Box::new(self.resolved_path_inferred_subst_iter(path, substs));
                 }
             }
             hir::ExprKind::MethodCall(segment, ..) => {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/inference/need_type_info/issue-103053.rs b/src/test/ui/inference/need_type_info/issue-103053.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05169666f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/inference/need_type_info/issue-103053.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+trait TypeMapper {
+    type MapType;
+}
+
+type Mapped<T> = <T as TypeMapper>::MapType;
+
+struct Test {}
+
+impl TypeMapper for () {
+    type MapType = Test;
+}
+
+fn test() {
+    Mapped::<()> {};
+    None; //~ ERROR type annotations needed
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/inference/need_type_info/issue-103053.stderr b/src/test/ui/inference/need_type_info/issue-103053.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84f0475d8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/inference/need_type_info/issue-103053.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+error[E0282]: type annotations needed
+  --> $DIR/issue-103053.rs:15:5
+   |
+LL |     None;
+   |     ^^^^ cannot infer type of the type parameter `T` declared on the enum `Option`
+   |
+help: consider specifying the generic argument
+   |
+LL |     None::<T>;
+   |         +++++
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0282`.