diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/typeck.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/typeck.ftl
index 0014da17c88e5..d937661794a6a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/typeck.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/typeck.ftl
@@ -131,3 +131,5 @@ typeck_unused_extern_crate =
 typeck_extern_crate_not_idiomatic =
     `extern crate` is not idiomatic in the new edition
     .suggestion = convert it to a `{$msg_code}`
+
+typeck_expected_used_symbol = expected `used`, `used(compiler)` or `used(linker)`
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs
index e7c5ecc60ec78..970b39dc845af 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs
@@ -2836,12 +2836,7 @@ fn codegen_fn_attrs(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, did: DefId) -> CodegenFnAttrs {
                     codegen_fn_attrs.flags |= CodegenFnAttrFlags::USED;
                 }
                 Some(_) => {
-                    tcx.sess
-                        .struct_span_err(
-                            attr.span,
-                            "expected `used`, `used(compiler)` or `used(linker)`",
-                        )
-                        .emit();
+                    tcx.sess.emit_err(errors::ExpectedUsedSymbol { span: attr.span });
                 }
                 None => {
                     // Unfortunately, unconditionally using `llvm.used` causes
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/errors.rs
index 76599721e586f..8b1cb8d1c939a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/errors.rs
@@ -340,3 +340,10 @@ pub struct ExternCrateNotIdiomatic {
     pub msg_code: String,
     pub suggestion_code: String,
 }
+
+#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
+#[error(typeck::expected_used_symbol)]
+pub struct ExpectedUsedSymbol {
+    #[primary_span]
+    pub span: Span,
+}