diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/demand.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/demand.rs
index 5d121913aac9..12cd7ad18489 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/demand.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/demand.rs
@@ -179,31 +179,55 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 let mut primary_span = lhs.span;
                 let mut secondary_span = lhs.span;
                 let mut post_message = "";
-                if let hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(
-                    None,
-                    hir::Path { res: hir::def::Res::Local(hir_id), .. },
-                )) = lhs.kind
-                {
-                    if let Some(hir::Node::Binding(pat)) = self.tcx.hir().find(*hir_id) {
-                        let parent = self.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(pat.hir_id);
-                        primary_span = pat.span;
-                        secondary_span = pat.span;
-                        match self.tcx.hir().find(parent) {
-                            Some(hir::Node::Local(hir::Local { ty: Some(ty), .. })) => {
-                                primary_span = ty.span;
-                                post_message = " type";
-                            }
-                            Some(hir::Node::Local(hir::Local { init: Some(init), .. })) => {
-                                primary_span = init.span;
-                                post_message = " value";
-                            }
-                            Some(hir::Node::Param(hir::Param { ty_span, .. })) => {
-                                primary_span = *ty_span;
-                                post_message = " parameter type";
-                            }
-                            _ => {}
+                match lhs.kind {
+                    hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(
+                        None,
+                        hir::Path {
+                            res:
+                                hir::def::Res::Def(
+                                    hir::def::DefKind::Static | hir::def::DefKind::Const,
+                                    def_id,
+                                ),
+                            ..
+                        },
+                    )) => {
+                        if let Some(hir::Node::Item(hir::Item {
+                            ident,
+                            kind: hir::ItemKind::Static(ty, ..) | hir::ItemKind::Const(ty, ..),
+                            ..
+                        })) = self.tcx.hir().get_if_local(*def_id)
+                        {
+                            primary_span = ty.span;
+                            secondary_span = ident.span;
+                            post_message = " type";
                         }
                     }
+                    hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(
+                        None,
+                        hir::Path { res: hir::def::Res::Local(hir_id), .. },
+                    )) => {
+                        if let Some(hir::Node::Binding(pat)) = self.tcx.hir().find(*hir_id) {
+                            let parent = self.tcx.hir().get_parent_node(pat.hir_id);
+                            primary_span = pat.span;
+                            secondary_span = pat.span;
+                            match self.tcx.hir().find(parent) {
+                                Some(hir::Node::Local(hir::Local { ty: Some(ty), .. })) => {
+                                    primary_span = ty.span;
+                                    post_message = " type";
+                                }
+                                Some(hir::Node::Local(hir::Local { init: Some(init), .. })) => {
+                                    primary_span = init.span;
+                                    post_message = " value";
+                                }
+                                Some(hir::Node::Param(hir::Param { ty_span, .. })) => {
+                                    primary_span = *ty_span;
+                                    post_message = " parameter type";
+                                }
+                                _ => {}
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
                 }
 
                 if primary_span != secondary_span
diff --git a/src/test/ui/static/static-mut-bad-types.stderr b/src/test/ui/static/static-mut-bad-types.stderr
index e5a59de6f146..983e1026f91e 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/static/static-mut-bad-types.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/static/static-mut-bad-types.stderr
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> $DIR/static-mut-bad-types.rs:5:13
    |
+LL | static mut a: isize = 3;
+   |               ----- expected due to this type
+...
 LL |         a = true;
-   |         -   ^^^^ expected `isize`, found `bool`
-   |         |
-   |         expected due to the type of this binding
+   |             ^^^^ expected `isize`, found `bool`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error