diff --git a/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs b/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
index 2761a954cea8..d08a4b47b31b 100644
--- a/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
@@ -1092,13 +1092,27 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         if let Some(found_span) = found_span {
             err.span_label(found_span, format!("takes {}", found_str));
 
+            // move |_| { ... }
+            // ^^^^^^^^-- def_span
+            //
+            // move |_| { ... }
+            // ^^^^^-- prefix
+            let prefix_span = self.tcx.sess.source_map().span_until_char(found_span, '|');
+            // move |_| { ... }
+            //      ^^^-- pipe_span
+            let pipe_span = if let Some(span) = found_span.trim_start(prefix_span) {
+                span
+            } else {
+                found_span
+            };
+
             // Suggest to take and ignore the arguments with expected_args_length `_`s if
             // found arguments is empty (assume the user just wants to ignore args in this case).
             // For example, if `expected_args_length` is 2, suggest `|_, _|`.
             if found_args.is_empty() && is_closure {
                 let underscores = vec!["_"; expected_args.len()].join(", ");
                 err.span_suggestion_with_applicability(
-                    found_span,
+                    pipe_span,
                     &format!(
                         "consider changing the closure to take and ignore the expected argument{}",
                         if expected_args.len() < 2 {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/closure-arg-count.rs b/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/closure-arg-count.rs
index 9eb11148a8bc..ed9162d23489 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/closure-arg-count.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/mismatched_types/closure-arg-count.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ fn main() {
     //~^ ERROR closure is expected to take
     f(|| panic!());
     //~^ ERROR closure is expected to take
+    f(move || panic!());
+    //~^ ERROR closure is expected to take
 
     let _it = vec![1, 2, 3].into_iter().enumerate().map(|i, x| i);
     //~^ ERROR closure is expected to take