diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs
index 200d022c80c..d3862451a01 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{self, ImplSubject, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeVisitableExt};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{GenericArgs, GenericArgsRef};
 use rustc_session::lint::builtin::COHERENCE_LEAK_CHECK;
 use rustc_session::lint::builtin::ORDER_DEPENDENT_TRAIT_OBJECTS;
-use rustc_span::{ErrorGuaranteed, Span, DUMMY_SP};
+use rustc_span::{sym, ErrorGuaranteed, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
 use super::util;
 use super::SelectionContext;
@@ -144,8 +144,22 @@ pub(super) fn specializes(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, (impl1_def_id, impl2_def_id): (DefId,
     // taking advantage of upstream ones.
     let features = tcx.features();
     let specialization_enabled = features.specialization || features.min_specialization;
-    if !specialization_enabled && (impl1_def_id.is_local() || impl2_def_id.is_local()) {
-        return false;
+    if !specialization_enabled && impl1_def_id.is_local() {
+        let span = tcx.def_span(impl1_def_id);
+        if !span.allows_unstable(sym::specialization)
+            && !span.allows_unstable(sym::min_specialization)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !specialization_enabled && impl2_def_id.is_local() {
+        let span = tcx.def_span(impl2_def_id);
+        if !span.allows_unstable(sym::specialization)
+            && !span.allows_unstable(sym::min_specialization)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     // We determine whether there's a subset relationship by:
diff --git a/tests/ui/specialization/allow_internal_unstable.rs b/tests/ui/specialization/allow_internal_unstable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..317782b7b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/specialization/allow_internal_unstable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// check-pass
+// test for #119950
+// compile-flags: --crate-type lib
+
+#![allow(internal_features)]
+#![feature(allow_internal_unstable)]
+
+#[allow_internal_unstable(min_specialization)]
+macro_rules! test {
+    () => {
+        struct T<U>(U);
+        trait Tr {}
+        impl<U> Tr for T<U> {}
+        impl Tr for T<u8> {}
+    }
+}
+
+test! {}