diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
index ecf8e83375d..018f10f2588 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use clippy_utils::msrvs;
 use clippy_utils::source::{first_line_of_span, is_present_in_source, snippet_opt, without_block_comments};
 use clippy_utils::{extract_msrv_attr, meets_msrv};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use rustc_ast::{AttrKind, AttrStyle, Attribute, Lit, LitKind, MetaItemKind, NestedMetaItem};
+use rustc_ast::{AttrKind, AttrStyle, Attribute, LitKind, MetaItemKind, MetaItemLit, NestedMetaItem};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{
     Block, Expr, ExprKind, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item, ItemKind, StmtKind, TraitFn, TraitItem, TraitItemKind,
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, name: Symbol, attrs: &[Attribut
     }
 }
 
-fn check_semver(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, lit: &Lit) {
+fn check_semver(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, lit: &MetaItemLit) {
     if let LitKind::Str(is, _) = lit.kind {
         if Version::parse(is.as_str()).is_ok() {
             return;