diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_consts.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_consts.rs
index 76899dad41a74..3de9998653d0a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_consts.rs
@@ -1066,32 +1066,23 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Checker<'a, 'tcx> {
         } else {
             self.valid_promotion_candidates()
         };
+
         debug!("qualify_const: promotion_candidates={:?}", promotion_candidates);
         for candidate in promotion_candidates {
             match candidate {
-                Candidate::Repeat(Location { block: bb, statement_index: stmt_idx }) => {
-                    if let StatementKind::Assign(box(_, Rvalue::Repeat(
-                        Operand::Move(place),
-                        _
-                    ))) = &self.body[bb].statements[stmt_idx].kind {
-                        if let Some(index) = place.as_local() {
-                            promoted_temps.insert(index);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
                 Candidate::Ref(Location { block: bb, statement_index: stmt_idx }) => {
-                    if let StatementKind::Assign(
-                        box(
-                            _,
-                            Rvalue::Ref(_, _, place)
-                        )
-                    ) = &self.body[bb].statements[stmt_idx].kind {
-                        if let Some(index) = place.as_local() {
-                            promoted_temps.insert(index);
+                    if let StatementKind::Assign(box( _, Rvalue::Ref(_, _, place)))
+                        = &self.body[bb].statements[stmt_idx].kind
+                    {
+                        if let PlaceBase::Local(local) = place.base {
+                            promoted_temps.insert(local);
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                Candidate::Argument { .. } => {}
+
+                // Only rvalue-static promotion requires extending the lifetime of the promoted
+                // local.
+                Candidate::Argument { .. } | Candidate::Repeat(_) => {}
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/consts/promote_borrowed_field.rs b/src/test/ui/consts/promote_borrowed_field.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c4841b46f60d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/consts/promote_borrowed_field.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// run-pass
+
+// From https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/65727
+
+const _: &i32 = {
+    let x = &(5, false).0;
+    x
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    let _: &'static i32 = &(5, false).0;
+}