diff --git a/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs b/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs
index 7d1cb7738c3..f3dfec7ca72 100644
--- a/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs
@@ -1511,13 +1511,7 @@ pub fn is_range_literal(sm: &SourceMap, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     // Check whether a span corresponding to a range expression is a
     // range literal, rather than an explicit struct or `new()` call.
     fn is_lit(sm: &SourceMap, span: &Span) -> bool {
-        let end_point = sm.end_point(*span);
-
-        if let Ok(end_string) = sm.span_to_snippet(end_point) {
-            !(end_string.ends_with('}') || end_string.ends_with(')'))
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
+        sm.span_to_snippet(*span).map(|range_src| range_src.contains("..")).unwrap_or(false)
     };
 
     match expr.kind {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/range/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.rs b/src/test/ui/range/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e65dba0a038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/range/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+type Range = std::ops::Range<usize>;
+
+fn demo(r: &Range) {
+    println!("{:?}", r);
+}
+
+fn tell(x: usize) -> usize {
+    x
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    demo(tell(1)..tell(10));
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+    demo(1..10);
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/range/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.stderr b/src/test/ui/range/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5167b87fd27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/range/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.rs:12:10
+   |
+LL |     demo(tell(1)..tell(10));
+   |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |          |
+   |          expected reference, found struct `std::ops::Range`
+   |          help: consider borrowing here: `&(tell(1)..tell(10))`
+   |
+   = note: expected reference `&std::ops::Range<usize>`
+                 found struct `std::ops::Range<usize>`
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/issue-73553-misinterp-range-literal.rs:14:10
+   |
+LL |     demo(1..10);
+   |          ^^^^^
+   |          |
+   |          expected reference, found struct `std::ops::Range`
+   |          help: consider borrowing here: `&(1..10)`
+   |
+   = note: expected reference `&std::ops::Range<usize>`
+                 found struct `std::ops::Range<{integer}>`
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.