diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 9a4a9e19e22..7fc7d9f541c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -2163,19 +2163,20 @@ fn clean_use_statement(
         return Vec::new();
     }
 
-    let doc_meta_item = import.attrs.lists(sym::doc).get_word_attr(sym::inline);
-    let please_inline = doc_meta_item.is_some();
+    let inline_attr = import.attrs.lists(sym::doc).get_word_attr(sym::inline);
     let pub_underscore = import.vis.node.is_pub() && name == kw::Underscore;
 
-    if pub_underscore && please_inline {
-        rustc_errors::struct_span_err!(
-            cx.tcx.sess,
-            doc_meta_item.unwrap().span(),
-            E0780,
-            "anonymous imports cannot be inlined"
-        )
-        .span_label(import.span, "anonymous import")
-        .emit();
+    if pub_underscore {
+        if let Some(ref inline) = inline_attr {
+            rustc_errors::struct_span_err!(
+                cx.tcx.sess,
+                inline.span(),
+                E0780,
+                "anonymous imports cannot be inlined"
+            )
+            .span_label(import.span, "anonymous import")
+            .emit();
+        }
     }
 
     // We consider inlining the documentation of `pub use` statements, but we
@@ -2208,7 +2209,7 @@ fn clean_use_statement(
         }
         Import::new_glob(resolve_use_source(cx, path), true)
     } else {
-        if !please_inline {
+        if inline_attr.is_none() {
             if let Res::Def(DefKind::Mod, did) = path.res {
                 if !did.is_local() && did.index == CRATE_DEF_INDEX {
                     // if we're `pub use`ing an extern crate root, don't inline it unless we