diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 5d5b5d9a6da5c..4235cd40a22eb 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&types::CAST_SIGN_LOSS),
         LintId::of(&types::INVALID_UPCAST_COMPARISONS),
         LintId::of(&types::LINKEDLIST),
+        LintId::of(&types::OPTION_OPTION),
         LintId::of(&unicode::NON_ASCII_LITERAL),
         LintId::of(&unicode::UNICODE_NOT_NFC),
         LintId::of(&unused_self::UNUSED_SELF),
@@ -1375,7 +1376,6 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&types::FN_TO_NUMERIC_CAST_WITH_TRUNCATION),
         LintId::of(&types::IMPLICIT_HASHER),
         LintId::of(&types::LET_UNIT_VALUE),
-        LintId::of(&types::OPTION_OPTION),
         LintId::of(&types::TYPE_COMPLEXITY),
         LintId::of(&types::UNIT_ARG),
         LintId::of(&types::UNIT_CMP),
@@ -1565,7 +1565,6 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&transmute::TRANSMUTE_PTR_TO_REF),
         LintId::of(&types::BORROWED_BOX),
         LintId::of(&types::CHAR_LIT_AS_U8),
-        LintId::of(&types::OPTION_OPTION),
         LintId::of(&types::TYPE_COMPLEXITY),
         LintId::of(&types::UNIT_ARG),
         LintId::of(&types::UNNECESSARY_CAST),
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index 4ff2947378f88..7fae477b83274 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub OPTION_OPTION,
-    complexity,
+    pedantic,
     "usage of `Option<Option<T>>`"
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lintlist/mod.rs b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
index 3b89f5d194777..9d135beae4f32 100644
--- a/src/lintlist/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ pub static ref ALL_LINTS: Vec<Lint> = vec![
     },
     Lint {
         name: "option_option",
-        group: "complexity",
+        group: "pedantic",
         desc: "usage of `Option<Option<T>>`",
         deprecation: None,
         module: "types",
diff --git a/tests/ui/option_option.rs b/tests/ui/option_option.rs
index e2e649a810876..904c50e14039a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/option_option.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/option_option.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![deny(clippy::option_option)]
+
 fn input(_: Option<Option<u8>>) {}
 
 fn output() -> Option<Option<u8>> {
diff --git a/tests/ui/option_option.stderr b/tests/ui/option_option.stderr
index 9e9425cf9540b..79db186d7ea77 100644
--- a/tests/ui/option_option.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/option_option.stderr
@@ -1,55 +1,59 @@
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:1:13
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:3:13
    |
 LL | fn input(_: Option<Option<u8>>) {}
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
-   = note: `-D clippy::option-option` implied by `-D warnings`
+note: the lint level is defined here
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:1:9
+   |
+LL | #![deny(clippy::option_option)]
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:3:16
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:5:16
    |
 LL | fn output() -> Option<Option<u8>> {
    |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:7:27
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:9:27
    |
 LL | fn output_nested() -> Vec<Option<Option<u8>>> {
    |                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:12:30
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:14:30
    |
 LL | fn output_nested_nested() -> Option<Option<Option<u8>>> {
    |                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:17:8
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:19:8
    |
 LL |     x: Option<Option<u8>>,
    |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:21:23
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:23:23
    |
 LL |     fn struct_fn() -> Option<Option<u8>> {
    |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:27:22
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:29:22
    |
 LL |     fn trait_fn() -> Option<Option<u8>>;
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:31:11
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:33:11
    |
 LL |     Tuple(Option<Option<u8>>),
    |           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: consider using `Option<T>` instead of `Option<Option<T>>` or a custom enum if you need to distinguish all 3 cases
-  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:32:17
+  --> $DIR/option_option.rs:34:17
    |
 LL |     Struct { x: Option<Option<u8>> },
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^