diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs
index d08c50b5b06..b1cb9a3876c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ use crate::errors::{
     SuffixedLiteralInAttribute,
 };
 use crate::fluent_generated as fluent;
+use crate::maybe_whole;
 
 use super::{AttrWrapper, Capturing, FnParseMode, ForceCollect, Parser, PathStyle};
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_ast::attr;
-use rustc_ast::token::{self, Delimiter, Nonterminal};
+use rustc_ast::token::{self, Delimiter};
 use rustc_errors::{codes::*, Diag, PResult};
 use rustc_span::{sym, BytePos, Span};
 use thin_vec::ThinVec;
@@ -251,25 +252,15 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     ///     PATH `=` UNSUFFIXED_LIT
     /// The delimiters or `=` are still put into the resulting token stream.
     pub fn parse_attr_item(&mut self, capture_tokens: bool) -> PResult<'a, ast::AttrItem> {
-        let item = match &self.token.kind {
-            token::Interpolated(nt) => match &nt.0 {
-                Nonterminal::NtMeta(item) => Some(item.clone().into_inner()),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            _ => None,
+        maybe_whole!(self, NtMeta, |attr| attr.into_inner());
+
+        let do_parse = |this: &mut Self| {
+            let path = this.parse_path(PathStyle::Mod)?;
+            let args = this.parse_attr_args()?;
+            Ok(ast::AttrItem { path, args, tokens: None })
         };
-        Ok(if let Some(item) = item {
-            self.bump();
-            item
-        } else {
-            let do_parse = |this: &mut Self| {
-                let path = this.parse_path(PathStyle::Mod)?;
-                let args = this.parse_attr_args()?;
-                Ok(ast::AttrItem { path, args, tokens: None })
-            };
-            // Attr items don't have attributes
-            if capture_tokens { self.collect_tokens_no_attrs(do_parse) } else { do_parse(self) }?
-        })
+        // Attr items don't have attributes
+        if capture_tokens { self.collect_tokens_no_attrs(do_parse) } else { do_parse(self) }
     }
 
     /// Parses attributes that appear after the opening of an item. These should