diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 59a797b55d0..fb5fee9908a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ impl Clean<Attributes> for [ast::Attribute] {
                     }
                 };
 
+                register_def(cx, def);
+
                 attrs.links.push((link, path.def.def_id()));
             }