diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
index 3d5eb422b63..190e2965e76 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
@@ -2007,6 +2007,15 @@ impl LintPass for UnconditionalRecursion {
                     // method instead.
                     ty::MethodTypeParam(
                         ty::MethodParam { ref trait_ref, method_num, impl_def_id: None, }) => {
+
+                        let on_self = m.substs.self_ty().map_or(false, |t| t.is_self());
+                        if !on_self {
+                            // we can only be recurring in a default
+                            // method if we're being called literally
+                            // on the `Self` type.
+                            return false
+                        }
+
                         tcx.trait_item(trait_ref.def_id, method_num).def_id()
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/lint-unconditional-recursion.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/lint-unconditional-recursion.rs
index 0cd71aebd63..47bb7f948a7 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/lint-unconditional-recursion.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/lint-unconditional-recursion.rs
@@ -67,4 +67,11 @@ fn all_fine() {
     let _f = all_fine;
 }
 
+// issue 26333
+trait Bar {
+    fn method<T: Bar>(&self, x: &T) {
+        x.method(x)
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {}