diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index 5a324fb1e567..efcb006870c5 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -412,12 +412,7 @@ fn opts() -> Vec<RustcOptGroup> {
             )
         }),
         unstable("test-builder", |o| {
-            o.optopt(
-                "",
-                "test-builder",
-                "specifies the rustc-like binary to use as the test builder",
-                "PATH",
-            )
+            o.optopt("", "test-builder", "The rustc-like binary to use as the test builder", "PATH")
         }),
         unstable("check", |o| o.optflag("", "check", "Run rustdoc checks")),
     ]
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc/issue-80893.rs b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-80893.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26f9a56b50ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-80893.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// compile-flags: --test -Z unstable-options --test-builder true --runtool true
+
+/// ```
+/// This does not compile, but specifying a custom --test-builder should let this pass anyway
+/// `true` does not generate an output file to run, so we also specify it as a runtool
+/// ```
+pub struct Foo;