diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
index 880d3029451..e8d50a1c025 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
@@ -1214,6 +1214,25 @@ macro_rules! nop_lift {
         impl<'a, 'tcx> Lift<'tcx> for $ty {
             type Lifted = $lifted;
             fn lift_to_tcx(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<Self::Lifted> {
+                // Assert that the set has the right type.
+                // Given an argument that has an interned type, the return type has the type of
+                // the corresponding interner set. This won't actually return anything, we're
+                // just doing this to compute said type!
+                fn _intern_set_ty_from_interned_ty<'tcx, Inner>(
+                    _x: Interned<'tcx, Inner>,
+                ) -> InternedSet<'tcx, Inner> {
+                    unreachable!()
+                }
+                fn _type_eq<T>(_x: &T, _y: &T) {}
+                fn _test<'tcx>(x: $lifted, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) {
+                    // If `x` is a newtype around an `Interned<T>`, then `interner` is an
+                    // interner of appropriate type. (Ideally we'd also check that `x` is a
+                    // newtype with just that one field. Not sure how to do that.)
+                    let interner = _intern_set_ty_from_interned_ty(x.0);
+                    // Now check that this is the same type as `interners.$set`.
+                    _type_eq(&interner, &tcx.interners.$set);
+                }
+
                 tcx.interners
                     .$set
                     .contains_pointer_to(&InternedInSet(&*self.0.0))
@@ -1230,6 +1249,11 @@ macro_rules! nop_list_lift {
         impl<'a, 'tcx> Lift<'tcx> for &'a List<$ty> {
             type Lifted = &'tcx List<$lifted>;
             fn lift_to_tcx(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<Self::Lifted> {
+                // Assert that the set has the right type.
+                if false {
+                    let _x: &InternedSet<'tcx, List<$lifted>> = &tcx.interners.$set;
+                }
+
                 if self.is_empty() {
                     return Some(List::empty());
                 }