diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/cloned_instead_of_copied.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/cloned_instead_of_copied.rs
index ba97ab3900c..9c1b6f55c88 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/cloned_instead_of_copied.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/cloned_instead_of_copied.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,33 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
-use clippy_utils::is_trait_method;
 use clippy_utils::ty::{get_iterator_item_ty, is_copy};
+use clippy_utils::{is_trait_method, meets_msrv};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::Expr;
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
 use rustc_middle::ty;
+use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 use rustc_span::{sym, Span};
 
 use super::CLONED_INSTEAD_OF_COPIED;
 
-pub fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, recv: &Expr<'_>, span: Span) {
+const ITERATOR_COPIED_MSRV: RustcVersion = RustcVersion::new(1, 36, 0);
+const OPTION_COPIED_MSRV: RustcVersion = RustcVersion::new(1, 35, 0);
+
+pub fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, recv: &Expr<'_>, span: Span, msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>) {
     let recv_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(recv);
     let inner_ty = match recv_ty.kind() {
         // `Option<T>` -> `T`
-        ty::Adt(adt, subst) if cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::option_type, adt.did) => subst.type_at(0),
-        _ if is_trait_method(cx, expr, sym::Iterator) => match get_iterator_item_ty(cx, recv_ty) {
-            // <T as Iterator>::Item
-            Some(ty) => ty,
-            _ => return,
+        ty::Adt(adt, subst)
+            if cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::option_type, adt.did) && meets_msrv(msrv, &OPTION_COPIED_MSRV) =>
+        {
+            subst.type_at(0)
+        },
+        _ if is_trait_method(cx, expr, sym::Iterator) && meets_msrv(msrv, &ITERATOR_COPIED_MSRV) => {
+            match get_iterator_item_ty(cx, recv_ty) {
+                // <T as Iterator>::Item
+                Some(ty) => ty,
+                _ => return,
+            }
         },
         _ => return,
     };
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index c2cd3011d14..e15dbb899b3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ fn check_methods<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, msrv: Optio
             ("as_mut", []) => useless_asref::check(cx, expr, "as_mut", recv),
             ("as_ref", []) => useless_asref::check(cx, expr, "as_ref", recv),
             ("assume_init", []) => uninit_assumed_init::check(cx, expr, recv),
-            ("cloned", []) => cloned_instead_of_copied::check(cx, expr, recv, span),
+            ("cloned", []) => cloned_instead_of_copied::check(cx, expr, recv, span, msrv),
             ("collect", []) => match method_call!(recv) {
                 Some(("cloned", [recv2], _)) => iter_cloned_collect::check(cx, expr, recv2),
                 Some(("map", [m_recv, m_arg], _)) => {