diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/empty_structs_with_brackets.rs b/clippy_lints/src/empty_structs_with_brackets.rs
index 08bf80a42290..c3a020433de8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/empty_structs_with_brackets.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/empty_structs_with_brackets.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for EmptyStructsWithBrackets {
                         span_after_ident,
                         "remove the brackets",
                         ";",
-                        Applicability::MachineApplicable);
+                        Applicability::Unspecified);
                     },
             );
         }