diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
index cca40a793dd..bf7acddde75 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast> {
         crate_lint: CrateLint,
     ) -> PartialRes {
         tracing::debug!(
-            "smart_resolve_path_fragment(id={:?},qself={:?},path={:?}",
+            "smart_resolve_path_fragment(id={:?}, qself={:?}, path={:?})",
             id,
             qself,
             path
@@ -1841,11 +1841,10 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast> {
 
             // Before we start looking for candidates, we have to get our hands
             // on the type user is trying to perform invocation on; basically:
-            // we're transforming `HashMap::new` into just `HashMap`
-            let path = if let Some((_, path)) = path.split_last() {
-                path
-            } else {
-                return Some(parent_err);
+            // we're transforming `HashMap::new` into just `HashMap`.
+            let path = match path.split_last() {
+                Some((_, path)) if !path.is_empty() => path,
+                _ => return Some(parent_err),
             };
 
             let (mut err, candidates) =
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-82156.rs b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-82156.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6215259e486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-82156.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    super(); //~ ERROR failed to resolve: there are too many leading `super` keywords
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-82156.stderr b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-82156.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d53599dcce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/issue-82156.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0433]: failed to resolve: there are too many leading `super` keywords
+  --> $DIR/issue-82156.rs:2:5
+   |
+LL |     super();
+   |     ^^^^^ there are too many leading `super` keywords
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0433`.