diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs b/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs
index eb29a6d436ab..26b9657589f3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for InherentToString {
             if impl_item.ident.name.as_str() == "to_string";
             let decl = &signature.decl;
             if decl.implicit_self.has_implicit_self();
+            if decl.inputs.len() == 1;
 
             // Check if return type is String
             if match_type(cx, return_ty(cx, impl_item.hir_id), &paths::STRING);
diff --git a/doc/adding_lints.md b/doc/adding_lints.md
index c9816911a828..1fb26c66d9fb 100644
--- a/doc/adding_lints.md
+++ b/doc/adding_lints.md
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ test. That allows us to check if the output is turning into what we want.
 
 Once we are satisfied with the output, we need to run
 `tests/ui/update-all-references.sh` to update the `.stderr` file for our lint.
+Please note that, we should run `TESTNAME=ui/foo_functions cargo uitest`
+every time before running `tests/ui/update-all-references.sh`.
 Running `TESTNAME=ui/foo_functions cargo uitest` should pass then. When we
 commit our lint, we need to commit the generated `.stderr` files, too.
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.rs b/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.rs
index fc21b5cbc3f1..e6cf337d1bb1 100644
--- a/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![warn(clippy::inherent_to_string)]
 #![deny(clippy::inherent_to_string_shadow_display)]
+#![allow(clippy::many_single_char_names)]
 
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ struct B;
 struct C;
 struct D;
 struct E;
+struct F;
 
 impl A {
     // Should be detected; emit warning
@@ -64,6 +66,13 @@ impl E {
     }
 }
 
+impl F {
+    // Should not be detected, as it does not match the function signature
+    fn to_string(&self, _i: i32) -> String {
+        "F.to_string()".to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let a = A;
     a.to_string();
@@ -81,4 +90,7 @@ fn main() {
     d.to_string();
 
     E::to_string();
+
+    let f = F;
+    f.to_string(1);
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.stderr b/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.stderr
index 5252a168830a..76d1bb873ebe 100644
--- a/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/inherent_to_string.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: implementation of inherent method `to_string(&self) -> String` for type `A`
-  --> $DIR/inherent_to_string.rs:18:5
+  --> $DIR/inherent_to_string.rs:20:5
    |
 LL | /     fn to_string(&self) -> String {
 LL | |         "A.to_string()".to_string()
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LL | |     }
    = help: implement trait `Display` for type `A` instead
 
 error: type `C` implements inherent method `to_string(&self) -> String` which shadows the implementation of `Display`
-  --> $DIR/inherent_to_string.rs:42:5
+  --> $DIR/inherent_to_string.rs:44:5
    |
 LL | /     fn to_string(&self) -> String {
 LL | |         "C.to_string()".to_string()