diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs b/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
index 94092be4922..35284a88bd3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ macro_rules! controller_entry_point {
             }
         };
 
-        let krate = {
+        let (krate, registry) = {
             let mut compile_state = CompileState::state_after_parse(input,
                                                                     sess,
                                                                     outdir,
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ macro_rules! controller_entry_point {
                                     compile_state,
                                     Ok(()));
 
-            compile_state.krate.unwrap()
+            (compile_state.krate.unwrap(), compile_state.registry)
         };
 
         let outputs = build_output_filenames(input, outdir, output, &krate.attrs, sess);
         let crate_name = link::find_crate_name(Some(sess), &krate.attrs, input);
         let ExpansionResult { expanded_crate, defs, analysis, resolutions, mut hir_forest } = {
             phase_2_configure_and_expand(
-                sess, &cstore, krate, &crate_name, addl_plugins, control.make_glob_map,
+                sess, &cstore, krate, registry, &crate_name, addl_plugins, control.make_glob_map,
                 |expanded_crate| {
                     let mut state = CompileState::state_after_expand(
                         input, sess, outdir, output, &cstore, expanded_crate, &crate_name,
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ pub struct CompileState<'a, 'b, 'ast: 'a, 'tcx: 'b> where 'ast: 'tcx {
     pub input: &'a Input,
     pub session: &'ast Session,
     pub krate: Option<ast::Crate>,
+    pub registry: Option<Registry<'a>>,
     pub cstore: Option<&'a CStore>,
     pub crate_name: Option<&'a str>,
     pub output_filenames: Option<&'a OutputFilenames>,
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ fn empty(input: &'a Input,
             out_file: None,
             arenas: None,
             krate: None,
+            registry: None,
             cstore: None,
             crate_name: None,
             output_filenames: None,
@@ -379,6 +381,8 @@ fn state_after_parse(input: &'a Input,
                          cstore: &'a CStore)
                          -> CompileState<'a, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> {
         CompileState {
+            // Initialize the registry before moving `krate`
+            registry: Some(Registry::new(&session, krate.span)),
             krate: Some(krate),
             cstore: Some(cstore),
             out_file: out_file.as_ref().map(|s| &**s),
@@ -545,6 +549,7 @@ pub struct ExpansionResult<'a> {
 pub fn phase_2_configure_and_expand<'a, F>(sess: &Session,
                                            cstore: &CStore,
                                            mut krate: ast::Crate,
+                                           registry: Option<Registry>,
                                            crate_name: &'a str,
                                            addl_plugins: Option<Vec<String>>,
                                            make_glob_map: MakeGlobMap,
@@ -592,7 +597,7 @@ pub fn phase_2_configure_and_expand<'a, F>(sess: &Session,
                                    addl_plugins.take().unwrap())
     });
 
-    let mut registry = Registry::new(sess, &krate);
+    let mut registry = registry.unwrap_or(Registry::new(sess, krate.span));
 
     time(time_passes, "plugin registration", || {
         if sess.features.borrow().rustc_diagnostic_macros {
diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/test.rs b/src/librustc_driver/test.rs
index 460a6e68a5c..2d04b8d1362 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/test.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/test.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ fn test_env<F>(source_string: &str,
     let krate = driver::phase_1_parse_input(&sess, krate_config, &input).unwrap();
     let driver::ExpansionResult { defs, resolutions, mut hir_forest, .. } = {
         driver::phase_2_configure_and_expand(
-            &sess, &cstore, krate, "test", None, MakeGlobMap::No, |_| Ok(()),
+            &sess, &cstore, krate, None, "test", None, MakeGlobMap::No, |_| Ok(()),
         ).expect("phase 2 aborted")
     };
     let _ignore = dep_graph.in_ignore();
diff --git a/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs b/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs
index 5ae6584aed4..6fa42e7bcd7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ pub struct Registry<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Registry<'a> {
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn new(sess: &'a Session, krate: &ast::Crate) -> Registry<'a> {
+    pub fn new(sess: &'a Session, krate_span: Span) -> Registry<'a> {
         Registry {
             sess: sess,
             args_hidden: None,
-            krate_span: krate.span,
+            krate_span: krate_span,
             syntax_exts: vec!(),
             early_lint_passes: vec!(),
             late_lint_passes: vec!(),
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/core.rs b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
index 26f792a1fdf..0c236434cc7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/core.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn run_core(search_paths: SearchPaths,
 
     let driver::ExpansionResult { defs, analysis, resolutions, mut hir_forest, .. } = {
         driver::phase_2_configure_and_expand(
-            &sess, &cstore, krate, &name, None, resolve::MakeGlobMap::No, |_| Ok(()),
+            &sess, &cstore, krate, None, &name, None, resolve::MakeGlobMap::No, |_| Ok(()),
         ).expect("phase_2_configure_and_expand aborted in rustdoc!")
     };
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/test.rs b/src/librustdoc/test.rs
index beed1dc9f9e..e4dd41d7e4c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/test.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/test.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn run(input: &str,
     let krate = panictry!(driver::phase_1_parse_input(&sess, cfg, &input));
     let driver::ExpansionResult { defs, mut hir_forest, .. } = {
         phase_2_configure_and_expand(
-            &sess, &cstore, krate, "rustdoc-test", None, MakeGlobMap::No, |_| Ok(())
+            &sess, &cstore, krate, None, "rustdoc-test", None, MakeGlobMap::No, |_| Ok(())
         ).expect("phase_2_configure_and_expand aborted in rustdoc!")
     };