diff --git a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs
index 2cb79a0219f6..2837b8565f60 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs
@@ -189,10 +189,11 @@ where
     }
 
     fn consider_auto_trait_candidate(
-        _ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
+        ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         _goal: Goal<I, Self>,
     ) -> Result<Candidate<I>, NoSolution> {
-        unreachable!("auto traits are never const")
+        ecx.cx().delay_bug("auto traits are never const");
+        Err(NoSolution)
     }
 
     fn consider_trait_alias_candidate(
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.rs b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.rs
index 06558df4623f..d1745a2ec4c7 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+//@ compile-flags: -Znext-solver
+// See rust-lang/rust#149285 for this test
+
 #![feature(auto_traits, const_trait_impl)]
 
 const auto trait Marker {}
 //~^ ERROR: auto traits cannot be const
 
+fn scope() {
+    fn check<T: const Marker>() {}
+    check::<()>();
+    //~^ ERROR: the trait bound `(): const Marker` is not satisfied
+}
+
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.stderr
index cb8ff8001ba0..094c334fc289 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/const-auto-trait.stderr
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 error: auto traits cannot be const
-  --> $DIR/const-auto-trait.rs:3:1
+  --> $DIR/const-auto-trait.rs:6:1
    |
 LL | const auto trait Marker {}
    | ^^^^^
    |
    = help: remove the `const` keyword
 
-error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+error[E0277]: the trait bound `(): const Marker` is not satisfied
+  --> $DIR/const-auto-trait.rs:11:13
+   |
+LL |     check::<()>();
+   |             ^^
+   |
+note: required by a bound in `check`
+  --> $DIR/const-auto-trait.rs:10:17
+   |
+LL |     fn check<T: const Marker>() {}
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ required by this bound in `check`
 
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.