diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs
index 873ecd759eb..a11b9c2af8a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/utils.rs
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ crate fn resolve_type(cx: &mut DocContext<'_>, path: Path, id: hir::HirId) -> Ty
             return Generic(kw::SelfUpper);
         }
         Res::Def(DefKind::TyParam, _) if path.segments.len() == 1 => {
-            return Generic(Symbol::intern(&path.whole_name()));
+            return Generic(path.segments[0].name);
         }
         Res::SelfTy(..) | Res::Def(DefKind::TyParam | DefKind::AssocTy, _) => true,
         _ => false,