diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/generalize.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/generalize.rs
index f2a511d7a886b..fbe64f47741ba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/generalize.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/generalize.rs
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
             structurally_relate_aliases,
             root_vid,
             for_universe,
-            ambient_variance,
             root_term: source_term.into(),
+            ambient_variance,
             in_alias: false,
-            has_unconstrained_ty_var: false,
             cache: Default::default(),
+            has_unconstrained_ty_var: false,
         };
 
         let value_may_be_infer = generalizer.relate(source_term, source_term)?;
@@ -304,14 +304,12 @@ struct Generalizer<'me, 'tcx> {
     /// we reject the relation.
     for_universe: ty::UniverseIndex,
 
-    /// After we generalize this type, we are going to relate it to
-    /// some other type. What will be the variance at this point?
-    ambient_variance: ty::Variance,
-
     /// The root term (const or type) we're generalizing. Used for cycle errors.
     root_term: Term<'tcx>,
 
-    cache: SsoHashMap<Ty<'tcx>, Ty<'tcx>>,
+    /// After we generalize this type, we are going to relate it to
+    /// some other type. What will be the variance at this point?
+    ambient_variance: ty::Variance,
 
     /// This is set once we're generalizing the arguments of an alias.
     ///
@@ -320,6 +318,8 @@ struct Generalizer<'me, 'tcx> {
     /// hold by either normalizing the outer or the inner associated type.
     in_alias: bool,
 
+    cache: SsoHashMap<(Ty<'tcx>, ty::Variance, bool), Ty<'tcx>>,
+
     /// See the field `has_unconstrained_ty_var` in `Generalization`.
     has_unconstrained_ty_var: bool,
 }
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeRelation<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for Generalizer<'_, 'tcx> {
     fn tys(&mut self, t: Ty<'tcx>, t2: Ty<'tcx>) -> RelateResult<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>> {
         assert_eq!(t, t2); // we are misusing TypeRelation here; both LHS and RHS ought to be ==
 
-        if let Some(&result) = self.cache.get(&t) {
+        if let Some(&result) = self.cache.get(&(t, self.ambient_variance, self.in_alias)) {
             return Ok(result);
         }
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeRelation<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for Generalizer<'_, 'tcx> {
             _ => relate::structurally_relate_tys(self, t, t),
         }?;
 
-        self.cache.insert(t, g);
+        self.cache.insert((t, self.ambient_variance, self.in_alias), g);
         Ok(g)
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.rs b/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.rs
index 6db18d587d3e2..dfb051192e2f3 100644
--- a/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ fn bind<T>() -> (T, [u8; 6 + 1]) {
 
 fn main() {
     let (mut t, foo) = bind();
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+    //~| NOTE cyclic type
+
     // `t` is `ty::Infer(TyVar(?1t))`
     // `foo` contains `ty::Infer(TyVar(?1t))` in its substs
     t = foo;
-    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
-    //~| NOTE cyclic type
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.stderr b/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.stderr
index bcb59705c6b2f..30a2a7901bdf5 100644
--- a/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/const-generics/occurs-check/unused-substs-3.stderr
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 error[E0308]: mismatched types
-  --> $DIR/unused-substs-3.rs:16:9
+  --> $DIR/unused-substs-3.rs:13:24
    |
-LL |     t = foo;
-   |         ^^^- help: try using a conversion method: `.to_vec()`
-   |         |
-   |         cyclic type of infinite size
+LL |     let (mut t, foo) = bind();
+   |                        ^^^^^^ cyclic type of infinite size
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error