diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/lint.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/lint.rs
index 55886312284..8e62dce2191 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/lint.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/lint.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 "expected a type, found a trait"
             );
             if self_ty.span.can_be_used_for_suggestions()
+                && poly_trait_ref.trait_ref.trait_def_id().is_some()
                 && !self.maybe_suggest_impl_trait(self_ty, &mut diag)
                 && !self.maybe_suggest_dyn_trait(self_ty, sugg, &mut diag)
             {
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/object/suggestion-trait-object-issue-139174.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/object/suggestion-trait-object-issue-139174.stderr
index ddee0d5586b..0d1ce85fc28 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/object/suggestion-trait-object-issue-139174.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/object/suggestion-trait-object-issue-139174.stderr
@@ -21,33 +21,18 @@ error[E0782]: expected a type, found a trait
    |
 LL | fn f<'a>(x: Box<dyn Fn() -> Option<usize + 'a>>) -> usize {
    |                                    ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-help: you can add the `dyn` keyword if you want a trait object
-   |
-LL | fn f<'a>(x: Box<dyn Fn() -> Option<dyn usize + 'a>>) -> usize {
-   |                                    +++
 
 error[E0782]: expected a type, found a trait
   --> $DIR/suggestion-trait-object-issue-139174.rs:9:32
    |
 LL | fn create_adder<'a>(x: i32) -> usize + 'a {
    |                                ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-help: `usize + 'a` is dyn-incompatible, use `impl usize + 'a` to return an opaque type, as long as you return a single underlying type
-   |
-LL | fn create_adder<'a>(x: i32) -> impl usize + 'a {
-   |                                ++++
 
 error[E0782]: expected a type, found a trait
   --> $DIR/suggestion-trait-object-issue-139174.rs:16:8
    |
 LL |     x: usize + 'a,
    |        ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-help: you can add the `dyn` keyword if you want a trait object
-   |
-LL |     x: dyn usize + 'a,
-   |        +++
 
 error: aborting due to 6 previous errors