diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs
index b7497c713f3df..b6f6e610fd542 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs
@@ -1356,32 +1356,46 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
         // keep track of the Span info. Now, `add_implicitly_sized` in `AstConv` checks both param bounds and
         // where clauses for `?Sized`.
         for pred in &generics.where_clause.predicates {
-            if let WherePredicate::BoundPredicate(ref bound_pred) = *pred {
-                'next_bound: for bound in &bound_pred.bounds {
-                    if let GenericBound::Trait(_, TraitBoundModifier::Maybe) = *bound {
-                        // Check if the where clause type is a plain type parameter.
-                        match self
-                            .resolver
-                            .get_partial_res(bound_pred.bounded_ty.id)
-                            .map(|d| (d.base_res(), d.unresolved_segments()))
+            let bound_pred = match *pred {
+                WherePredicate::BoundPredicate(ref bound_pred) => bound_pred,
+                _ => continue,
+            };
+            let mut is_param: Option<bool> = None;
+            for bound in &bound_pred.bounds {
+                if !matches!(*bound, GenericBound::Trait(_, TraitBoundModifier::Maybe)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // We only need to compute this once per `WherePredicate`, but don't
+                // need to compute this at all unless there is a Maybe bound.
+                // This closure should be able to be moved out of the loop,
+                // but `get_partial_res` takes a `&mut self`
+                let is_param = *is_param.get_or_insert_with(|| {
+                    // Check if the where clause type is a plain type parameter.
+                    match self
+                        .resolver
+                        .get_partial_res(bound_pred.bounded_ty.id)
+                        .map(|d| (d.base_res(), d.unresolved_segments()))
+                    {
+                        Some((Res::Def(DefKind::TyParam, def_id), 0))
+                            if bound_pred.bound_generic_params.is_empty() =>
                         {
-                            Some((Res::Def(DefKind::TyParam, def_id), 0))
-                                if bound_pred.bound_generic_params.is_empty() =>
-                            {
-                                for param in &generics.params {
-                                    if def_id == self.resolver.local_def_id(param.id).to_def_id() {
-                                        continue 'next_bound;
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                            _ => {}
+                            generics
+                                .params
+                                .iter()
+                                .find(|p| def_id == self.resolver.local_def_id(p.id).to_def_id())
+                                .is_some()
                         }
-                        self.diagnostic().span_err(
-                            bound_pred.bounded_ty.span,
-                            "`?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the \
-                                 point where a type parameter is declared",
-                        );
+                        // Either the `bounded_ty` is not a plain type parameter, or
+                        // it's not found in the generic type parameters list.
+                        _ => false,
                     }
+                });
+                if !is_param {
+                    self.diagnostic().span_err(
+                        bound.span(),
+                        "`?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the \
+                        point where a type parameter is declared",
+                    );
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/maybe-bounds-where.stderr b/src/test/ui/maybe-bounds-where.stderr
index 2aa6a8a38223d..39bc1b88e56d7 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/maybe-bounds-where.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/maybe-bounds-where.stderr
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 error: `?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the point where a type parameter is declared
-  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:1:23
+  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:1:28
    |
 LL | struct S1<T>(T) where (T): ?Sized;
-   |                       ^^^
+   |                            ^^^^^^
 
 error: `?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the point where a type parameter is declared
-  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:4:23
+  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:4:27
    |
 LL | struct S2<T>(T) where u8: ?Sized;
-   |                       ^^
+   |                           ^^^^^^
 
 error: `?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the point where a type parameter is declared
-  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:7:23
+  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:7:35
    |
 LL | struct S3<T>(T) where &'static T: ?Sized;
-   |                       ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |                                   ^^^^^^
 
 error: `?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the point where a type parameter is declared
-  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:12:31
+  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:12:34
    |
 LL | struct S4<T>(T) where for<'a> T: ?Trait<'a>;
-   |                               ^
+   |                                  ^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: `?Trait` bounds are only permitted at the point where a type parameter is declared
-  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:21:18
+  --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:21:21
    |
 LL |     fn f() where T: ?Sized {}
-   |                  ^
+   |                     ^^^^^^
 
 warning: default bound relaxed for a type parameter, but this does nothing because the given bound is not a default; only `?Sized` is supported
   --> $DIR/maybe-bounds-where.rs:12:11