diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
index 5b5cacdf4c8..8d530b51636 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'_, 'infcx, 'tcx> {
 
     /// Returns `true` if a closure is inferred to be an `FnMut` closure.
     fn is_closure_fn_mut(&self, fr: RegionVid) -> bool {
-        if let Some(ty::ReLateParam(late_param)) = self.to_error_region(fr).map(|r| r.kind())
+        if let Some(r) = self.to_error_region(fr)
+            && let ty::ReLateParam(late_param) = r.kind()
             && let ty::LateParamRegionKind::ClosureEnv = late_param.kind
             && let DefiningTy::Closure(_, args) = self.regioncx.universal_regions().defining_ty
         {