diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
index 2054b7a351f..f111a44efe0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
@@ -669,7 +669,10 @@ enum WhereToResolve<'a> {
                     }
                 }
                 WhereToResolve::BuiltinAttrs => {
-                    if is_builtin_attr_name(ident.name) {
+                    // FIXME: Only built-in attributes are not considered as candidates for
+                    // non-attributes to fight off regressions on stable channel (#53205).
+                    // We need to come up with some more principled approach instead.
+                    if is_attr && is_builtin_attr_name(ident.name) {
                         let binding = (Def::NonMacroAttr(NonMacroAttrKind::Builtin),
                                        ty::Visibility::Public, ident.span, Mark::root())
                                        .to_name_binding(self.arenas);
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.rs b/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.rs
index 50525e03acf..acac2d151fe 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.rs
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 fn main() {
     concat!(test!());
-    //~^ ERROR expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+    //~^ ERROR cannot find macro `test!` in this scope
 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.stderr b/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.stderr
index 0c130943fd8..51d6041e922 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issue-11692-2.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+error: cannot find macro `test!` in this scope
   --> $DIR/issue-11692-2.rs:12:13
    |
 LL |     concat!(test!());
diff --git a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.rs b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.rs
index bdbc7bd660f..d325b046001 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 
 #![feature(use_extern_macros)]
 
-#[derive(inline)] //~ ERROR expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+#[derive(inline)] //~ ERROR cannot find derive macro `inline` in this scope
 struct S;
 
 fn main() {
-    inline!(); //~ ERROR expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+    inline!(); //~ ERROR cannot find macro `inline!` in this scope
 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.stderr b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.stderr
index 396bba2408f..c9af4b66427 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.stderr
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-error: expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+error: cannot find derive macro `inline` in this scope
   --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.rs:13:10
    |
-LL | #[derive(inline)] //~ ERROR expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+LL | #[derive(inline)] //~ ERROR cannot find derive macro `inline` in this scope
    |          ^^^^^^
 
-error: expected a macro, found built-in attribute
+error: cannot find macro `inline!` in this scope
   --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-fail-3.rs:17:5
    |
-LL |     inline!(); //~ ERROR expected a macro, found built-in attribute
-   |     ^^^^^^
+LL |     inline!(); //~ ERROR cannot find macro `inline!` in this scope
+   |     ^^^^^^ help: you could try the macro: `line`
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs
index 1aff7777ef7..6831cd81d7d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ macro_rules! add_macro_expanded_things_to_macro_prelude {() => {
 
 mod m1 {
     fn check() {
-        inline!(); //~ ERROR `inline` is ambiguous
+        inline!(); // OK. Theoretically ambiguous, but we do not consider built-in attributes
+                   // as candidates for non-attribute macro invocations to avoid regressions
+                   // on stable channel
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.stderr b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.stderr
index 0e1b9a985a3..c0892f97376 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.stderr
@@ -1,42 +1,21 @@
-error[E0659]: `inline` is ambiguous
-  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:24:9
-   |
-LL |         inline!(); //~ ERROR `inline` is ambiguous
-   |         ^^^^^^
-   |
-note: `inline` could refer to the name imported here
-  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:16:5
-   |
-LL |     #[macro_use]
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^
-...
-LL | add_macro_expanded_things_to_macro_prelude!();
-   | ---------------------------------------------- in this macro invocation
-note: `inline` could also refer to the name defined here
-  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:24:9
-   |
-LL |         inline!(); //~ ERROR `inline` is ambiguous
-   |         ^^^^^^
-   = note: macro-expanded macro imports do not shadow
-
 error[E0659]: `std` is ambiguous
-  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:37:9
+  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:39:9
    |
 LL |         std::panic!(); //~ ERROR `std` is ambiguous
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 note: `std` could refer to the name imported here
-  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:35:9
+  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:37:9
    |
 LL |     use m2::*; // glob-import user-defined `std`
    |         ^^^^^
 note: `std` could also refer to the name defined here
-  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:37:9
+  --> $DIR/macro-path-prelude-shadowing.rs:39:9
    |
 LL |         std::panic!(); //~ ERROR `std` is ambiguous
    |         ^^^
    = note: consider adding an explicit import of `std` to disambiguate
 
-error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+error: aborting due to previous error
 
 For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0659`.