diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/errors.rs
index 1a0faad2c2c5..728d890ca60d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/errors.rs
@@ -95,3 +95,11 @@ pub(crate) struct MaxNumNodesExceeded {
     pub span: Span,
     pub s: String,
 }
+
+#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
+#[error(const_eval::unallowed_fn_pointer_call)]
+pub(crate) struct UnallowedFnPointerCall {
+    #[primary_span]
+    pub span: Span,
+    pub kind: ConstContext,
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/ops.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/ops.rs
index c9cfc1f3f469..ba7f2d072770 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/ops.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/ops.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use rustc_trait_selection::traits::SelectionContext;
 use super::ConstCx;
 use crate::errors::{
     MutDerefErr, NonConstOpErr, PanicNonStrErr, RawPtrToIntErr, StaticAccessErr,
-    TransientMutBorrowErr, TransientMutBorrowErrRaw,
+    TransientMutBorrowErr, TransientMutBorrowErrRaw, UnallowedFnPointerCall,
 };
 use crate::util::{call_kind, CallDesugaringKind, CallKind};
 
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ impl<'tcx> NonConstOp<'tcx> for FnCallIndirect {
         ccx: &ConstCx<'_, 'tcx>,
         span: Span,
     ) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'tcx, ErrorGuaranteed> {
-        ccx.tcx.sess.struct_span_err(
-            span,
-            &format!("function pointer calls are not allowed in {}s", ccx.const_kind()),
-        )
+        ccx.tcx.sess.create_err(UnallowedFnPointerCall { span, kind: ccx.const_kind() })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/const_eval.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/const_eval.ftl
index 37abbe321bd6..5bd41dffdb5d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/const_eval.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/const_eval.ftl
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ const_eval_transient_mut_borrow = mutable references are not allowed in {$kind}s
 const_eval_transient_mut_borrow_raw = raw mutable references are not allowed in {$kind}s
 
 const_evaL_max_num_nodes_exceeded = maximum number of nodes exceeded in constant {$s}
+
+const_eval_unallowed_fn_pointer_call = function pointer calls are not allowed in {$const_kind}s
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