diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
index eadae52c250..50ff01b3913 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -1064,8 +1064,17 @@ impl<'a, 'b> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b> {
         None
     }
 
+    // Mark the given macro as unused unless its name starts with `_`.
+    // Macro uses will remove items from this set, and the remaining
+    // items will be reported as `unused_macros`.
+    fn insert_unused_macro(&mut self, ident: Ident, node_id: NodeId, span: Span) {
+        if !ident.as_str().starts_with("_") {
+            self.r.unused_macros.insert(node_id, span);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn define_macro(&mut self, item: &ast::Item) -> LegacyScope<'a> {
-        let parent_scope = &self.parent_scope;
+        let parent_scope = self.parent_scope;
         let expansion = parent_scope.expansion;
         let (ext, ident, span, is_legacy) = match &item.kind {
             ItemKind::MacroDef(def) => {
@@ -1105,7 +1114,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b> {
                             (res, vis, span, expansion, IsMacroExport));
             } else {
                 self.r.check_reserved_macro_name(ident, res);
-                self.r.unused_macros.insert(item.id, span);
+                self.insert_unused_macro(ident, item.id, span);
             }
             LegacyScope::Binding(self.r.arenas.alloc_legacy_binding(LegacyBinding {
                 parent_legacy_scope: parent_scope.legacy, binding, ident
@@ -1114,7 +1123,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b> {
             let module = parent_scope.module;
             let vis = self.resolve_visibility(&item.vis);
             if vis != ty::Visibility::Public {
-                self.r.unused_macros.insert(item.id, span);
+                self.insert_unused_macro(ident, item.id, span);
             }
             self.r.define(module, ident, MacroNS, (res, vis, span, expansion));
             self.parent_scope.legacy