diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
index 4305268c9aab..819d7d323fd7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ impl<'a> DocFolder for Stripper<'a> {
             | clean::UnionItem(..)
             | clean::AssocConstItem(..)
             | clean::TraitAliasItem(..)
+            | clean::MacroItem(..)
             | clean::ForeignTypeItem => {
                 if i.def_id.is_local() {
                     if !self.access_levels.is_exported(i.def_id.expect_def_id()) {
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ impl<'a> DocFolder for Stripper<'a> {
 
             clean::ImplItem(..) => {}
 
-            // tymethods/macros have no control over privacy
-            clean::MacroItem(..) | clean::TyMethodItem(..) => {}
+            // tymethods have no control over privacy
+            clean::TyMethodItem(..) => {}
 
             // Proc-macros are always public
             clean::ProcMacroItem(..) => {}