diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/lib.rs b/src/librustc_lint/lib.rs
index 75d16232a37e..801604d1379e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #![feature(box_patterns)]
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 #![feature(macro_vis_matcher)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(stage0), feature(nll))]
 #![feature(quote)]
 #![feature(rustc_diagnostic_macros)]
 #![feature(macro_at_most_once_rep)]