diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
index aeaa862f5fd63..420c002c5fc46 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ impl CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                 .sess
                 .struct_span_err(
                     meta.name_value_literal_span().unwrap_or_else(|| meta.span()),
-                    &format!("{:?} character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = \"...\")]`", c,),
+                    &format!("{:?} character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = \"...\")]`", c),
                 )
                 .emit();
             return false;
@@ -358,6 +358,17 @@ impl CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                 .emit();
             return false;
         }
+        let item_name = self.tcx.hir().name(hir_id);
+        if item_name.to_string() == doc_alias {
+            self.tcx
+                .sess
+                .struct_span_err(
+                    meta.span(),
+                    &format!("`#[doc(alias = \"...\")]` is the same as the item's name"),
+                )
+                .emit();
+            return false;
+        }
         true
     }