diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 57eb5c539bc..d311f76074c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -1333,7 +1333,9 @@ fn lint_clone_on_copy(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr, arg: &hir::Exp
         let snip;
         if let Some(snippet) = sugg::Sugg::hir_opt(cx, arg) {
             // x.clone() might have dereferenced x, possibly through Deref impls
-            if cx.tables.expr_ty(arg) != ty {
+            if cx.tables.expr_ty(arg) == ty {
+                snip = Some(("try removing the `clone` call", format!("{}", snippet)));
+            } else {
                 let parent = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(expr.id);
                 match cx.tcx.hir().get(parent) {
                     hir::Node::Expr(parent) => match parent.node {
@@ -1367,8 +1369,6 @@ fn lint_clone_on_copy(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr, arg: &hir::Exp
                     .count();
                 let derefs: String = iter::repeat('*').take(deref_count).collect();
                 snip = Some(("try dereferencing it", format!("{}{}", derefs, snippet)));
-            } else {
-                snip = Some(("try removing the `clone` call", format!("{}", snippet)));
             }
         } else {
             snip = None;