diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs
index 3b3736fd3a1..780690548e5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessBool {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
         use self::Expression::{Bool, RetBool};
+        if e.span.from_expansion() {
+            return;
+        }
         if let ExprKind::If(pred, then_block, Some(else_expr)) = e.kind {
             let reduce = |ret, not| {
                 let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;