diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs
index 9a8927c102973..f8a6fafbe78ac 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs
@@ -3940,13 +3940,30 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'_, 'infcx, 'tcx> {
         if let Some(decl) = local_decl
             && decl.can_be_made_mutable()
         {
+            let is_for_loop = matches!(
+                            decl.local_info(),
+                            LocalInfo::User(BindingForm::Var(VarBindingForm {
+                                opt_match_place: Some((_, match_span)),
+                                ..
+                            })) if matches!(match_span.desugaring_kind(), Some(DesugaringKind::ForLoop))
+            );
+            let message = if is_for_loop
+                && let Ok(binding_name) =
+                    self.infcx.tcx.sess.source_map().span_to_snippet(decl.source_info.span)
+            {
+                format!("(mut {}) ", binding_name)
+            } else {
+                "mut ".to_string()
+            };
             err.span_suggestion_verbose(
                 decl.source_info.span.shrink_to_lo(),
                 "consider making this binding mutable",
-                "mut ".to_string(),
+                message,
                 Applicability::MachineApplicable,
             );
+
             if !from_arg
+                && !is_for_loop
                 && matches!(
                     decl.local_info(),
                     LocalInfo::User(BindingForm::Var(VarBindingForm {
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.rs b/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc4f1e4eacb95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//! regression test for <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/148467>
+//! Ensure the diagnostic suggests `for &(mut x) ...` (parenthesized) instead of `&mut x`.
+
+fn main() {
+    let nums: &[u32] = &[1, 2, 3];
+    for &num in nums {
+        num *= 2; //~ ERROR cannot assign twice to immutable variable `num`
+        println!("{num}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.stderr b/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fa230134df555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+error[E0384]: cannot assign twice to immutable variable `num`
+  --> $DIR/borrowck-for-loop-deref-pattern-assignment.rs:7:9
+   |
+LL |     for &num in nums {
+   |          --- first assignment to `num`
+LL |         num *= 2;
+   |         ^^^^^^^^ cannot assign twice to immutable variable
+   |
+help: consider making this binding mutable
+   |
+LL |     for &(mut num) num in nums {
+   |          +++++++++
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0384`.