diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/check.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/check.rs
index 489d836298f8..a4b21e96f05f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/check.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/check.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ pub(super) fn check_fn<'a, 'tcx>(
                 Node::ImplItem(hir::ImplItem {
                     kind: hir::ImplItemKind::Fn(header, ..), ..
                 }) => Some(header),
+                Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
+                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(header, .. ), ..
+                }) => Some(header),
                 // Closures are RustCall, but they tuple their arguments, so shouldn't be checked
                 Node::Expr(hir::Expr { kind: hir::ExprKind::Closure(..), .. }) => None,
                 node => bug!("Item being checked wasn't a function/closure: {:?}", node),