diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
index 0506a6eba3e..831c64e3faf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         &mut self,
         force_collect: ForceCollect,
     ) -> PResult<'a, Option<Option<P<ForeignItem>>>> {
-        let fn_parse_mode = FnParseMode { req_name: |_| true, req_body: true };
+        let fn_parse_mode = FnParseMode { req_name: |_| true, req_body: false };
         Ok(self.parse_item_(fn_parse_mode, force_collect)?.map(
             |Item { attrs, id, span, vis, ident, kind, tokens }| {
                 let kind = match ForeignItemKind::try_from(kind) {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.fixed b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c55566ffe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// run-rustfix
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+
+extern "C" {
+  fn foo(); //~ERROR expected `;`
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.rs b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91971cba3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// run-rustfix
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+
+extern "C" {
+  fn foo() //~ERROR expected `;`
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5df72c4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error: expected `;`, found `}`
+  --> $DIR/suggest-semicolon-for-fn-in-extern-block.rs:6:11
+   |
+LL |   fn foo()
+   |           ^ help: add `;` here
+LL | }
+   | - unexpected token
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+