diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs
index 945aaa4668c..c0b6688fa15 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs
@@ -881,16 +881,18 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InterningDefinedSymbol {
             return;
         }
 
-        if let Some(Res::Def(_, def_id)) = path_to_res(cx, &paths::SYM_MODULE) {
-            for item in cx.tcx.item_children(def_id).iter() {
-                if_chain! {
-                    if let Res::Def(DefKind::Const, item_def_id) = item.res;
-                    let ty = cx.tcx.type_of(item_def_id);
-                    if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::SYMBOL);
-                    if let Ok(ConstValue::Scalar(value)) = cx.tcx.const_eval_poly(item_def_id);
-                    if let Ok(value) = value.to_u32();
-                    then {
-                        self.symbol_map.insert(value, item_def_id);
+        for &module in &[&paths::KW_MODULE, &paths::SYM_MODULE] {
+            if let Some(Res::Def(_, def_id)) = path_to_res(cx, module) {
+                for item in cx.tcx.item_children(def_id).iter() {
+                    if_chain! {
+                        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Const, item_def_id) = item.res;
+                        let ty = cx.tcx.type_of(item_def_id);
+                        if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::SYMBOL);
+                        if let Ok(ConstValue::Scalar(value)) = cx.tcx.const_eval_poly(item_def_id);
+                        if let Ok(value) = value.to_u32();
+                        then {
+                            self.symbol_map.insert(value, item_def_id);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
index 2080a49a11c..3179be6af2a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ pub const IPADDR_V4: [&str; 4] = ["std", "net", "IpAddr", "V4"];
 pub const IPADDR_V6: [&str; 4] = ["std", "net", "IpAddr", "V6"];
 pub const ITERATOR: [&str; 5] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+pub const KW_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "kw"];
+#[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub const LATE_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "LateContext"];
 pub const LINKED_LIST: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "collections", "linked_list", "LinkedList"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
diff --git a/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.fixed b/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.fixed
index 2af362b8f99..9ab845a573a 100644
--- a/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.fixed
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ fn main() {
     // Correct suggestion when symbol isn't stringified constant name
     let _ = rustc_span::sym::proc_dash_macro;
 
+    // interning a keyword
+    let _ = rustc_span::symbol::kw::SelfLower;
+
     // Interning a symbol that is not defined
     let _ = Symbol::intern("xyz123");
     let _ = sym!(xyz123);
diff --git a/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.rs b/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.rs
index 9ec82d4ad0b..a58e182971d 100644
--- a/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.rs
+++ b/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ fn main() {
     // Correct suggestion when symbol isn't stringified constant name
     let _ = Symbol::intern("proc-macro");
 
+    // interning a keyword
+    let _ = Symbol::intern("self");
+
     // Interning a symbol that is not defined
     let _ = Symbol::intern("xyz123");
     let _ = sym!(xyz123);
diff --git a/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.stderr b/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.stderr
index d7e1d62d51a..50c1c268eb1 100644
--- a/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-internal/interning_defined_symbol.stderr
@@ -23,5 +23,11 @@ error: interning a defined symbol
 LL |     let _ = Symbol::intern("proc-macro");
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `rustc_span::sym::proc_dash_macro`
 
-error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+error: interning a defined symbol
+  --> $DIR/interning_defined_symbol.rs:26:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = Symbol::intern("self");
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `rustc_span::symbol::kw::SelfLower`
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors