diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
index 5d6f791f137..550524e652a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
@@ -543,9 +543,12 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                             let idx = self.args.len();
                             self.arg_types.push(Vec::new());
                             self.arg_unique_types.push(Vec::new());
-                            self.args.push(
-                                self.ecx.expr_ident(self.fmtsp, Ident::new(name, self.fmtsp)),
-                            );
+                            let span = if self.is_literal {
+                                *self.arg_spans.get(self.curpiece).unwrap_or(&self.fmtsp)
+                            } else {
+                                self.fmtsp
+                            };
+                            self.args.push(self.ecx.expr_ident(span, Ident::new(name, span)));
                             self.names.insert(name, idx);
                             self.verify_arg_type(Exact(idx), ty)
                         } else {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs b/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs
index 3c596ae3bb8..3a4b6144b04 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fn main() {
     //~^ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
     //~^^ ERROR: cannot find value `bar` in this scope
 
-    format!("{foo}");                //~ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
+    format!("{foo}"); //~ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
 
     format!("{valuea} {valueb}", valuea=5, valuec=7);
     //~^ ERROR cannot find value `valueb` in this scope
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn main() {
         {foo}
 
     "##);
-    //~^^^^^ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
+    //~^^^ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
 
-    panic!("{foo} {bar}", bar=1);    //~ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
+    panic!("{foo} {bar}", bar=1); //~ ERROR: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.stderr b/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.stderr
index c3d740eef9d..ec2faa4185b 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/fmt/format-args-capture-missing-variables.stderr
@@ -7,45 +7,40 @@ LL |     format!("{valuea} {valueb}", valuea=5, valuec=7);
    |             formatting specifier missing
 
 error[E0425]: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
-  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:4:13
+  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:4:17
    |
 LL |     format!("{} {foo} {} {bar} {}", 1, 2, 3);
-   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |                 ^^^^^ not found in this scope
 
 error[E0425]: cannot find value `bar` in this scope
-  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:4:13
+  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:4:26
    |
 LL |     format!("{} {foo} {} {bar} {}", 1, 2, 3);
-   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |                          ^^^^^ not found in this scope
 
 error[E0425]: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
-  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:8:13
+  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:8:14
    |
 LL |     format!("{foo}");
-   |             ^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |              ^^^^^ not found in this scope
 
 error[E0425]: cannot find value `valueb` in this scope
-  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:10:13
+  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:10:23
    |
 LL |     format!("{valuea} {valueb}", valuea=5, valuec=7);
-   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |                       ^^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
 
 error[E0425]: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
-  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:14:13
+  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:16:9
    |
-LL |       format!(r##"
-   |  _____________^
-LL | |
-LL | |         {foo}
-LL | |
-LL | |     "##);
-   | |_______^ not found in this scope
+LL |         {foo}
+   |         ^^^^^ not found in this scope
 
 error[E0425]: cannot find value `foo` in this scope
-  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:21:12
+  --> $DIR/format-args-capture-missing-variables.rs:21:13
    |
 LL |     panic!("{foo} {bar}", bar=1);
-   |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |             ^^^^^ not found in this scope
 
 error: aborting due to 7 previous errors