diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
index 8665a2d71b6..e82fe9f0100 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingDoc {
 
     fn check_struct_field(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, sf: &'tcx hir::StructField<'_>) {
         if !sf.is_positional() {
-            self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, &sf.attrs, sf.span, "a", "struct field");
+            let attrs = cx.tcx.hir().attrs(sf.hir_id);
+            self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, attrs, sf.span, "a", "struct field");
         }
     }