diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
index 0c265d7af0e..c23420661fa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         } else if inedible.contains(&self.token.kind) {
             // leave it in the input
             Ok(false)
-        } else if self.last_unexpected_token_span == Some(self.token.span) {
+        } else if self.token.kind != token::Eof
+            && self.last_unexpected_token_span == Some(self.token.span)
+        {
             FatalError.raise();
         } else {
             self.expected_one_of_not_found(edible, inedible)
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-111148.rs b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-111148.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2502beab443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-111148.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fn a<<i<Y<w<>#
+//~^ ERROR expected one of `#`, `>`, `const`, identifier, or lifetime, found `<`
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-111148.stderr b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-111148.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6595a5cbcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-111148.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+error: expected one of `#`, `>`, `const`, identifier, or lifetime, found `<`
+  --> $DIR/issue-111148.rs:1:6
+   |
+LL | fn a<<i<Y<w<>#
+   |      ^ expected one of `#`, `>`, `const`, identifier, or lifetime
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+