diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
index 64dc34ab3b0a7..c4805c54a7d43 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConfirmContext<'a, 'tcx> {
 
             match expr.kind {
                 hir::ExprKind::Index(ref base_expr, ref index_expr) => {
-                    let index_expr_ty = self.node_ty(index_expr.hir_id);
+                    // We need to get the final type in case dereferences were needed for the trait
+                    // to apply (#72002).
+                    let index_expr_ty = self.tables.borrow().expr_ty_adjusted(index_expr);
                     self.convert_place_op_to_mutable(
                         PlaceOp::Index,
                         expr,
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-72002.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-72002.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..54ff89355ff3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-72002.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// check-pass
+struct Indexable;
+
+impl Indexable {
+    fn boo(&mut self) {}
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Index<&str> for Indexable {
+    type Output = Indexable;
+
+    fn index(&self, field: &str) -> &Indexable {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::IndexMut<&str> for Indexable {
+    fn index_mut(&mut self, field: &str) -> &mut Indexable {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut v = Indexable;
+    let field = "hello".to_string();
+
+    v[field.as_str()].boo();
+
+    v[&field].boo(); // < This should work
+}