diff --git a/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs b/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs
index 990661bf6b5..a573a1ee699 100644
--- a/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     let path = match bounds.remove(0) {
                         GenericBound::Trait(pt, ..) => pt.trait_ref.path,
                         GenericBound::Outlives(..) => {
-                            self.span_bug(ty.span, "unexpected lifetime bound")
+                            return Err(self.struct_span_err(
+                                ty.span,
+                                "expected trait bound, not lifetime bound",
+                            ));
                         }
                     };
                     self.parse_remaining_bounds(Vec::new(), path, lo, true)
diff --git a/src/test/ui/parser/issue-68890.rs b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-68890.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7c5a5e1300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-68890.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+enum e{A((?'a a+?+l))}
+//~^ ERROR `?` may only modify trait bounds, not lifetime bounds
+//~| ERROR expected one of `)`, `+`, or `,`
+//~| ERROR expected trait bound, not lifetime bound
diff --git a/src/test/ui/parser/issue-68890.stderr b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-68890.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bb8761b67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-68890.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+error: `?` may only modify trait bounds, not lifetime bounds
+  --> $DIR/issue-68890.rs:1:11
+   |
+LL | enum e{A((?'a a+?+l))}
+   |           ^
+
+error: expected one of `)`, `+`, or `,`, found `a`
+  --> $DIR/issue-68890.rs:1:15
+   |
+LL | enum e{A((?'a a+?+l))}
+   |               ^ expected one of `)`, `+`, or `,`
+
+error: expected trait bound, not lifetime bound
+  --> $DIR/issue-68890.rs:1:11
+   |
+LL | enum e{A((?'a a+?+l))}
+   |           ^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+