diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs b/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs
index 9fd4f509aa4..8fa63f3e8fd 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for LetUnderscore {
     fn check_local(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, local: &LetStmt<'tcx>) {
         if matches!(local.source, LocalSource::Normal)
-            && !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, local.span)
             && let PatKind::Wild = local.pat.kind
             && let Some(init) = local.init
+            && !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, local.span)
         {
             let init_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(init);
             let contains_sync_guard = init_ty.walk().any(|inner| match inner.unpack() {