diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs
index bc0b9d6d81871..68a4b1397cc79 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NoopMethodCall {
 
         let orig_ty = expr_ty.peel_refs();
 
-        if receiver_ty == expr_ty {
+        if receiver_ty == expr_ty
+            && matches!(
+                name,
+                sym::noop_method_borrow | sym::noop_method_clone | sym::noop_method_deref
+            )
+        {
             cx.emit_spanned_lint(
                 NOOP_METHOD_CALL,
                 span,
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs b/tests/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs
index 9569a0dfc617e..8420f68071399 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs
@@ -49,3 +49,15 @@ fn non_generic(non_clone_type: &PlainType<u32>) {
     non_clone_type.clone();
     //~^ WARN call to `.clone()` on a reference in this situation does nothing
 }
+
+struct DiagnosticClone;
+impl Clone for DiagnosticClone {
+    #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "other_clone"]
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        *self
+    }
+}
+
+fn with_other_diagnostic_item(x: &DiagnosticClone) {
+    x.clone();
+}