diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/scip.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/scip.rs
index a8a02712fe2..ceb8534fdf5 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/scip.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/scip.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ pub fn run(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 let mut symbol_roles = Default::default();
 
                 if let Some(def) = token.definition {
-                    if def.range == text_range {
+                    // if the the range of the def and the range of the token are the same, this must be the definition.
+                    // they also must be in the same file. See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/17988
+                    if def.file_id == file_id && def.range == text_range {
                         symbol_roles |= scip_types::SymbolRole::Definition as i32;
                     }