diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_semicolon.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_semicolon.rs
index 3d660a267a6b..76e24b6bf805 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_semicolon.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_semicolon.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnnecessarySemicolon {
                 expr.kind,
                 ExprKind::If(..) | ExprKind::Match(_, _, MatchSource::Normal | MatchSource::Postfix)
             )
-            && cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr) == cx.tcx.types.unit
+            && cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr).is_unit()
             // if a stmt has attrs, then turning it into an expr will break the code, since attrs aren't allowed on exprs
             && cx.tcx.hir_attrs(stmt.hir_id).is_empty()
         {