diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
index 5b27adb29670..3fc7988fd82f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn run(mut crate: clean::Crate, dst: Path) {
     };
     mkdir(&cx.dst);
 
-    match crate.module.get_ref().doc_list() {
+    match crate.module.as_ref().map(|m| m.doc_list().unwrap_or(&[])) {
         Some(attrs) => {
             for attr in attrs.iter() {
                 match *attr {