diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/lint/redundant_explicit_links.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/lint/redundant_explicit_links.rs
index 569c17ee36e57..098860245951a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/lint/redundant_explicit_links.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/lint/redundant_explicit_links.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use rustc_errors::SuggestionStyle;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, DocLinkResMap, Namespace, Res};
 use rustc_hir::HirId;
 use rustc_lint_defs::Applicability;
-use rustc_resolve::rustdoc::source_span_for_markdown_range;
+use rustc_resolve::rustdoc::{prepare_to_doc_link_resolution, source_span_for_markdown_range};
 use rustc_span::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_span::Symbol;
 
@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@ pub(crate) fn visit_item(cx: &DocContext<'_>, item: &Item) {
         return;
     };
 
-    let doc = item.doc_value();
-    if doc.is_empty() {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if let Some(item_id) = item.def_id() {
-        check_redundant_explicit_link_for_did(cx, item, item_id, hir_id, &doc);
-    }
-    if let Some(item_id) = item.inline_stmt_id {
-        check_redundant_explicit_link_for_did(cx, item, item_id, hir_id, &doc);
+    let hunks = prepare_to_doc_link_resolution(&item.attrs.doc_strings);
+    for (item_id, doc) in hunks {
+        if let Some(item_id) = item_id.or(item.def_id())
+            && !doc.is_empty()
+        {
+            check_redundant_explicit_link_for_did(cx, item, item_id, hir_id, &doc);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/redundant-explicit-links-123677.rs b/tests/rustdoc-ui/redundant-explicit-links-123677.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f3a5e81f89d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/redundant-explicit-links-123677.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//@ check-pass
+#![deny(rustdoc::redundant_explicit_links)]
+
+mod bar {
+    /// [`Rc`](std::rc::Rc)
+    pub enum Baz {}
+}
+
+pub use bar::*;
+
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+/// [`Rc::allocator`] [foo](std::rc::Rc)
+pub fn winit_runner() {}