diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
index 9c70f7ede8c..ff82f0f2da7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ fn make_format_args(
             };
             let arg_name = args.explicit_args()[index].kind.ident().unwrap();
             ecx.buffered_early_lint.push(BufferedEarlyLint {
-                span: arg_name.span.into(),
+                span: Some(arg_name.span.into()),
                 node_id: rustc_ast::CRATE_NODE_ID,
                 lint_id: LintId::of(NAMED_ARGUMENTS_USED_POSITIONALLY),
                 diagnostic: BuiltinLintDiag::NamedArgumentUsedPositionally {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
index 11ad1aa0e8d..c9e2eee16b3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ pub struct EarlyContext<'a> {
 }
 
 impl EarlyContext<'_> {
-    /// Emit a lint at the appropriate level, with an optional associated span and an existing
+    /// Emit a lint at the appropriate level, with an associated span and an existing
     /// diagnostic.
     ///
     /// [`lint_level`]: rustc_middle::lint::lint_level#decorate-signature
@@ -544,7 +544,21 @@ impl EarlyContext<'_> {
         span: MultiSpan,
         diagnostic: BuiltinLintDiag,
     ) {
-        self.opt_span_lint(lint, Some(span), |diag| {
+        self.opt_span_lint_with_diagnostics(lint, Some(span), diagnostic);
+    }
+
+    /// Emit a lint at the appropriate level, with an optional associated span and an existing
+    /// diagnostic.
+    ///
+    /// [`lint_level`]: rustc_middle::lint::lint_level#decorate-signature
+    #[rustc_lint_diagnostics]
+    pub fn opt_span_lint_with_diagnostics(
+        &self,
+        lint: &'static Lint,
+        span: Option<MultiSpan>,
+        diagnostic: BuiltinLintDiag,
+    ) {
+        self.opt_span_lint(lint, span, |diag| {
             diagnostics::decorate_lint(self.sess(), diagnostic, diag);
         });
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
index 7b04e8c39e6..6fb0a624644 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'a, T: EarlyLintPass> EarlyContextAndPass<'a, T> {
     fn inlined_check_id(&mut self, id: ast::NodeId) {
         for early_lint in self.context.buffered.take(id) {
             let BufferedEarlyLint { span, node_id: _, lint_id, diagnostic } = early_lint;
-            self.context.span_lint_with_diagnostics(lint_id.lint, span, diagnostic);
+            self.context.opt_span_lint_with_diagnostics(lint_id.lint, span, diagnostic);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint_defs/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint_defs/src/lib.rs
index 19efa36b40f..d08ef8a0d97 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint_defs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint_defs/src/lib.rs
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ pub enum BuiltinLintDiag {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BufferedEarlyLint {
     /// The span of code that we are linting on.
-    pub span: MultiSpan,
+    pub span: Option<MultiSpan>,
 
     /// The `NodeId` of the AST node that generated the lint.
     pub node_id: NodeId,
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ impl LintBuffer {
         self.add_early_lint(BufferedEarlyLint {
             lint_id: LintId::of(lint),
             node_id,
-            span: span.into(),
+            span: Some(span.into()),
             diagnostic,
         });
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/parse.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/parse.rs
index ebd5021dae1..d6c58e9d1be 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/parse.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/parse.rs
@@ -306,10 +306,20 @@ impl ParseSess {
         span: impl Into<MultiSpan>,
         node_id: NodeId,
         diagnostic: BuiltinLintDiag,
+    ) {
+        self.opt_span_buffer_lint(lint, Some(span.into()), node_id, diagnostic)
+    }
+
+    pub fn opt_span_buffer_lint(
+        &self,
+        lint: &'static Lint,
+        span: Option<MultiSpan>,
+        node_id: NodeId,
+        diagnostic: BuiltinLintDiag,
     ) {
         self.buffered_lints.with_lock(|buffered_lints| {
             buffered_lints.push(BufferedEarlyLint {
-                span: span.into(),
+                span,
                 node_id,
                 lint_id: LintId::of(lint),
                 diagnostic,