diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
index f1a11c5030c..b9825ebe4f7 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl MissingDoc {
 
         let has_doc = attrs
             .iter()
-            .any(|a| a.check_name(sym!(doc)) && (a.is_value_str() || Self::has_include(a.meta())));
+            .any(|a| a.is_doc_comment() || a.doc_str().is_some() || a.is_value_str() || Self::has_include(a.meta()));
         if !has_doc {
             span_lint(
                 cx,