diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
index 18d210eacfa..d54eb8dc4c9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::errors::{self, MacroExpandsToAdtField};
 use crate::fluent_generated as fluent;
+use crate::maybe_whole;
 use ast::token::IdentIsRaw;
 use rustc_ast::ast::*;
 use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
@@ -115,17 +116,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         fn_parse_mode: FnParseMode,
         force_collect: ForceCollect,
     ) -> PResult<'a, Option<Item>> {
-        // Don't use `maybe_whole` so that we have precise control
-        // over when we bump the parser
-        if let token::Interpolated(nt) = &self.token.kind
-            && let token::NtItem(item) = &nt.0
-        {
-            let mut item = item.clone();
-            self.bump();
-
+        maybe_whole!(self, NtItem, |item| {
             attrs.prepend_to_nt_inner(&mut item.attrs);
-            return Ok(Some(item.into_inner()));
-        };
+            Some(item.into_inner())
+        });
 
         let item =
             self.collect_tokens_trailing_token(attrs, force_collect, |this: &mut Self, attrs| {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
index 125e77d8ee7..78233e0f8b5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ pub enum TrailingToken {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! maybe_whole {
     ($p:expr, $constructor:ident, |$x:ident| $e:expr) => {
-        if let token::Interpolated(nt) = &$p.token.kind {
-            if let token::$constructor(x) = &nt.0 {
-                let $x = x.clone();
-                $p.bump();
-                return Ok($e);
-            }
+        if let token::Interpolated(nt) = &$p.token.kind
+            && let token::$constructor(x) = &nt.0
+        {
+            #[allow(unused_mut)]
+            let mut $x = x.clone();
+            $p.bump();
+            return Ok($e);
         }
     };
 }