diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs
index 30050002046..22539bb1d9d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ impl Attribute {
 
     pub fn name_value_literal_span(&self) -> Option<Span> {
         match self.kind {
-            AttrKind::Normal(ref item, _) => item.meta(self.span).and_then(|meta| meta.name_value_literal_span()),
+            AttrKind::Normal(ref item, _) => {
+                item.meta(self.span).and_then(|meta| meta.name_value_literal_span())
+            }
             AttrKind::DocComment(..) => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
index 9c0234953bb..c9e02d56f4b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                             self.tcx
                                 .sess
                                 .struct_span_err(
-                                    meta.span(),
+                                    meta.name_value_literal_span().unwrap_or_else(|| meta.span()),
                                     &format!(
                                         "{:?} character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = \"...\")]`",
                                         c,
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                             self.tcx
                                 .sess
                                 .struct_span_err(
-                                    meta.span(),
+                                    meta.name_value_literal_span().unwrap_or_else(|| meta.span()),
                                     "`#[doc(alias = \"...\")]` cannot start or end with ' '",
                                 )
                                 .emit();
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr
index 8a729b02e72..3ba0ba61075 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr
@@ -17,42 +17,42 @@ LL | #[doc(alias("bar"))]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: '\"' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:9:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:9:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "\"")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^
 
 error: '\n' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:10:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:10:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "\n")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^
 
 error: '\n' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:11:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:11:15
    |
 LL |   #[doc(alias = "
-   |  _______^
+   |  _______________^
 LL | | ")]
    | |_^
 
 error: '\t' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:13:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:13:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "\t")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^
 
 error: `#[doc(alias = "...")]` cannot start or end with ' '
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:14:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:14:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = " hello")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^
 
 error: `#[doc(alias = "...")]` cannot start or end with ' '
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:15:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:15:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "hello ")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^
 
 error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
 
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr
index fc14266cd71..a58e91c5aa7 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 error: '\'' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/doc-alias-crate-level.rs:5:7
+  --> $DIR/doc-alias-crate-level.rs:5:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "shouldn't work!")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: `#![doc(alias = "...")]` isn't allowed as a crate level attribute
   --> $DIR/doc-alias-crate-level.rs:3:8
diff --git a/src/test/ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr b/src/test/ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr
index 2c417a3bb65..a92298d1633 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/check-doc-alias-attr.stderr
@@ -17,42 +17,42 @@ LL | #[doc(alias("bar"))]
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: '\"' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:10:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:10:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "\"")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^
 
 error: '\n' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:11:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:11:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "\n")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^
 
 error: '\n' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:12:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:12:15
    |
 LL |   #[doc(alias = "
-   |  _______^
+   |  _______________^
 LL | | ")]
    | |_^
 
 error: '\t' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:14:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:14:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "\t")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^
 
 error: `#[doc(alias = "...")]` cannot start or end with ' '
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:15:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:15:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = " hello")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^
 
 error: `#[doc(alias = "...")]` cannot start or end with ' '
-  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:16:7
+  --> $DIR/check-doc-alias-attr.rs:16:15
    |
 LL | #[doc(alias = "hello ")]
-   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^
 
 error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr b/src/test/ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr
index 45756d6a04b..32b42cf9be7 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/doc-alias-crate-level.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 error: '\'' character isn't allowed in `#[doc(alias = "...")]`
-  --> $DIR/doc-alias-crate-level.rs:7:8
+  --> $DIR/doc-alias-crate-level.rs:7:16
    |
 LL | #![doc(alias = "shouldn't work!")]
-   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: aborting due to previous error