diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
index 13c0b6e742de..3171acda4423 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SigDropChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn is_sig_drop_expr(&mut self, ex: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-        self.has_sig_drop_attr(self.cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(ex))
+        !ex.is_syntactic_place_expr() && self.has_sig_drop_attr(self.cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(ex))
     }
 
     fn has_sig_drop_attr(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
diff --git a/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs b/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
index 0305d895fc58..7fc89bb95380 100644
--- a/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
@@ -675,4 +675,60 @@ fn should_not_trigger_on_significant_iterator_drop() {
     }
 }
 
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/9072
+fn should_not_trigger_lint_if_place_expr_has_significant_drop() {
+    let x = Mutex::new(vec![1, 2, 3]);
+    let x_guard = x.lock().unwrap();
+
+    match x_guard[0] {
+        1 => println!("1!"),
+        x => println!("{x}"),
+    }
+
+    match x_guard.len() {
+        1 => println!("1!"),
+        x => println!("{x}"),
+    }
+}
+
+struct Guard<'a, T>(MutexGuard<'a, T>);
+
+struct Ref<'a, T>(&'a T);
+
+impl<'a, T> Guard<'a, T> {
+    fn guard(&self) -> &MutexGuard<T> {
+        &self.0
+    }
+
+    fn guard_ref(&self) -> Ref<MutexGuard<T>> {
+        Ref(&self.0)
+    }
+
+    fn take(self) -> Box<MutexGuard<'a, T>> {
+        Box::new(self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+fn should_not_trigger_for_significant_drop_ref() {
+    let mutex = Mutex::new(vec![1, 2]);
+    let guard = Guard(mutex.lock().unwrap());
+
+    match guard.guard().len() {
+        0 => println!("empty"),
+        _ => println!("not empty"),
+    }
+
+    match guard.guard_ref().0.len() {
+        0 => println!("empty"),
+        _ => println!("not empty"),
+    }
+
+    match guard.take().len() {
+        //~^ ERROR: temporary with significant `Drop` in `match` scrutinee will live until the
+        //~| NOTE: this might lead to deadlocks or other unexpected behavior
+        0 => println!("empty"),
+        _ => println!("not empty"),
+    };
+}
+
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.stderr b/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.stderr
index 1f19eff06316..811bb0655279 100644
--- a/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.stderr
@@ -505,5 +505,21 @@ LL ~     let value = mutex.lock().unwrap().foo();
 LL ~     match value {
    |
 
-error: aborting due to 26 previous errors
+error: temporary with significant `Drop` in `match` scrutinee will live until the end of the `match` expression
+  --> tests/ui/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs:726:11
+   |
+LL |     match guard.take().len() {
+   |           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+...
+LL |     };
+   |      - temporary lives until here
+   |
+   = note: this might lead to deadlocks or other unexpected behavior
+help: try moving the temporary above the match
+   |
+LL ~     let value = guard.take().len();
+LL ~     match value {
+   |
+
+error: aborting due to 27 previous errors