diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/nonstandard_macro_braces.rs b/clippy_lints/src/nonstandard_macro_braces.rs
index 5d6d1018a68..2a318946656 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/nonstandard_macro_braces.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/nonstandard_macro_braces.rs
@@ -93,14 +93,21 @@ fn check_ty(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, ty: &ast::Ty) {
 }
 
 fn is_offending_macro<'a>(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, span: Span, mac_braces: &'a MacroBraces) -> Option<MacroInfo<'a>> {
+    let unnested_or_local = || {
+        let nested = in_macro(span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().call_site);
+        let in_local_macro = nested
+            && matches!(span.macro_backtrace().last().and_then(|e| e.macro_def_id), Some(defid) if defid.is_local());
+        !nested || in_local_macro
+    };
     if_chain! {
         // Make sure we are only one level deep otherwise there are to many FP's
-        if in_macro(span) && !in_macro(span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().call_site);
+        if in_macro(span);
         if let Some((name, braces)) = find_matching_macro(span, &mac_braces.macro_braces);
         if let Some(snip) = snippet_opt(cx, span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().call_site);
         // we must check only invocation sites
         // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/7422
         if snip.starts_with(&format!("{}!", name));
+        if unnested_or_local();
         // make formatting consistent
         let c = snip.replace(" ", "");
         if !c.starts_with(&format!("{}!{}", name, braces.0));
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs b/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs
index f169fd5ba9c..5b4adc868df 100644
--- a/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs
+++ b/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn main() {
     let _ = format!["ugh {} stop being such a good compiler", "hello"];
     let _ = quote!(let x = 1;);
     let _ = quote::quote!(match match match);
-    let _ = test!(); // don't trigger for macro calls inside macros
+    let _ = test!(); // trigger when macro def is inside our own crate
     let _ = vec![1,2,3];
 
     let _ = quote::quote! {true || false};
diff --git a/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.stderr b/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.stderr
index 846379def0c..87e962b9228 100644
--- a/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-toml/nonstandard_macro_braces/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.stderr
@@ -47,6 +47,25 @@ help: consider writing `quote::quote! {match match match}`
 LL |     let _ = quote::quote!(match match match);
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+error: use of irregular braces for `vec!` macro
+  --> $DIR/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs:18:9
+   |
+LL |         vec!{0, 0, 0}
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+...
+LL |     let _ = test!(); // trigger when macro def is inside our own crate
+   |             ------- in this macro invocation
+   |
+help: consider writing `vec![0, 0, 0]`
+  --> $DIR/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs:18:9
+   |
+LL |         vec!{0, 0, 0}
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+...
+LL |     let _ = test!(); // trigger when macro def is inside our own crate
+   |             ------- in this macro invocation
+   = note: this error originates in the macro `test` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
+
 error: use of irregular braces for `type_pos!` macro
   --> $DIR/conf_nonstandard_macro_braces.rs:55:12
    |
@@ -71,5 +90,5 @@ help: consider writing `eprint!["test if user config overrides defaults"];`
 LL |     eprint!("test if user config overrides defaults");
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: aborting due to 6 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 7 previous errors