diff --git a/src/librustc_errors/emitter.rs b/src/librustc_errors/emitter.rs
index 526b4e2971bef..b0e0cb611afaf 100644
--- a/src/librustc_errors/emitter.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_errors/emitter.rs
@@ -1476,6 +1476,15 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
             None => return Ok(()),
         };
 
+        // Render the replacements for each suggestion
+        let suggestions = suggestion.splice_lines(&**sm);
+
+        if suggestions.is_empty() {
+            // Suggestions coming from macros can have malformed spans. This is a heavy handed
+            // approach to avoid ICEs by ignoring the suggestion outright.
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let mut buffer = StyledBuffer::new();
 
         // Render the suggestion message
@@ -1492,9 +1501,6 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
             Some(Style::HeaderMsg),
         );
 
-        // Render the replacements for each suggestion
-        let suggestions = suggestion.splice_lines(&**sm);
-
         let mut row_num = 2;
         let mut notice_capitalization = false;
         for (complete, parts, only_capitalization) in suggestions.iter().take(MAX_SUGGESTIONS) {
@@ -1505,7 +1511,9 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
             let show_underline = !(parts.len() == 1 && parts[0].snippet.trim() == complete.trim())
                 && complete.lines().count() == 1;
 
-            let lines = sm.span_to_lines(parts[0].span).unwrap();
+            let lines = sm
+                .span_to_lines(parts[0].span)
+                .expect("span_to_lines failed when emitting suggestion");
 
             assert!(!lines.lines.is_empty());
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs b/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
index e24e8719133a9..827e9b831f32d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 pub use emitter::ColorConfig;
 
+use log::debug;
 use Level::*;
 
 use emitter::{is_case_difference, Emitter, EmitterWriter};
@@ -174,6 +175,15 @@ impl CodeSuggestion {
 
         self.substitutions
             .iter()
+            .filter(|subst| {
+                // Suggestions coming from macros can have malformed spans. This is a heavy
+                // handed approach to avoid ICEs by ignoring the suggestion outright.
+                let invalid = subst.parts.iter().any(|item| cm.is_valid_span(item.span).is_err());
+                if invalid {
+                    debug!("splice_lines: suggestion contains an invalid span: {:?}", subst);
+                }
+                !invalid
+            })
             .cloned()
             .map(|mut substitution| {
                 // Assumption: all spans are in the same file, and all spans
diff --git a/src/librustc_span/source_map.rs b/src/librustc_span/source_map.rs
index fb5fcf4a8303b..9c7c0f0c8b0ec 100644
--- a/src/librustc_span/source_map.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_span/source_map.rs
@@ -473,20 +473,23 @@ impl SourceMap {
         lo.line != hi.line
     }
 
-    pub fn span_to_lines(&self, sp: Span) -> FileLinesResult {
-        debug!("span_to_lines(sp={:?})", sp);
-
+    pub fn is_valid_span(&self, sp: Span) -> Result<(Loc, Loc), SpanLinesError> {
         let lo = self.lookup_char_pos(sp.lo());
         debug!("span_to_lines: lo={:?}", lo);
         let hi = self.lookup_char_pos(sp.hi());
         debug!("span_to_lines: hi={:?}", hi);
-
         if lo.file.start_pos != hi.file.start_pos {
             return Err(SpanLinesError::DistinctSources(DistinctSources {
                 begin: (lo.file.name.clone(), lo.file.start_pos),
                 end: (hi.file.name.clone(), hi.file.start_pos),
             }));
         }
+        Ok((lo, hi))
+    }
+
+    pub fn span_to_lines(&self, sp: Span) -> FileLinesResult {
+        debug!("span_to_lines(sp={:?})", sp);
+        let (lo, hi) = self.is_valid_span(sp)?;
         assert!(hi.line >= lo.line);
 
         let mut lines = Vec::with_capacity(hi.line - lo.line + 1);
diff --git a/src/test/ui/consts/miri_unleashed/mutable_const2.stderr b/src/test/ui/consts/miri_unleashed/mutable_const2.stderr
index 655c31763ef44..0d7fb845a40ee 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/consts/miri_unleashed/mutable_const2.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/consts/miri_unleashed/mutable_const2.stderr
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ error: internal compiler error: mutable allocation in constant
 LL | const MUTABLE_BEHIND_RAW: *mut i32 = &UnsafeCell::new(42) as *const _ as *mut _;
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-thread 'rustc' panicked at 'no errors encountered even though `delay_span_bug` issued', src/librustc_errors/lib.rs:346:17
+thread 'rustc' panicked at 'no errors encountered even though `delay_span_bug` issued', src/librustc_errors/lib.rs:356:17
 note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
 
 error: internal compiler error: unexpected panic