diff --git a/src/driver.rs b/src/driver.rs
index 718bc41fb99..205905d5091 100644
--- a/src/driver.rs
+++ b/src/driver.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ fn config(&mut self, config: &mut interface::Config) {
         // MIR passes can be enabled / disabled separately, we should figure out, what passes to
         // use for Clippy.
         config.opts.unstable_opts.mir_opt_level = Some(0);
+
+        // Disable flattening and inlining of format_args!(), so the HIR matches with the AST.
+        config.opts.unstable_opts.flatten_format_args = false;
     }
 }