diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs b/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs
index 9d21dd71e0e8..7a65b849a664 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint;
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_hir;
 use clippy_utils::ty::contains_ty;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit;
 use rustc_hir::{self, AssocItemKind, Body, FnDecl, HirId, HirIdSet, Impl, ItemKind, Node};
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BoxedLocal {
         });
 
         for node in v.set {
-            span_lint(
+            span_lint_hir(
                 cx,
                 BOXED_LOCAL,
+                node,
                 cx.tcx.hir().span(node),
                 "local variable doesn't need to be boxed here",
             );
diff --git a/tests/ui/escape_analysis.rs b/tests/ui/boxed_local.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/ui/escape_analysis.rs
rename to tests/ui/boxed_local.rs
index 13e2b6c7a2e7..7c74aa758225 100644
--- a/tests/ui/escape_analysis.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/boxed_local.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
+#![feature(lint_reasons)]
 #![allow(
     clippy::borrowed_box,
     clippy::needless_pass_by_value,
@@ -202,3 +203,8 @@ mod issue4804 {
         fn foo(x: Box<u32>) {}
     }
 }
+
+#[expect(clippy::boxed_local)]
+fn check_expect(x: Box<A>) {
+    x.foo();
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/escape_analysis.stderr b/tests/ui/boxed_local.stderr
similarity index 81%
rename from tests/ui/escape_analysis.stderr
rename to tests/ui/boxed_local.stderr
index 4a82b4419f99..9036529f39c5 100644
--- a/tests/ui/escape_analysis.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/boxed_local.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: local variable doesn't need to be boxed here
-  --> $DIR/escape_analysis.rs:40:13
+  --> $DIR/boxed_local.rs:41:13
    |
 LL | fn warn_arg(x: Box<A>) {
    |             ^
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ LL | fn warn_arg(x: Box<A>) {
    = note: `-D clippy::boxed-local` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: local variable doesn't need to be boxed here
-  --> $DIR/escape_analysis.rs:131:12
+  --> $DIR/boxed_local.rs:132:12
    |
 LL | pub fn new(_needs_name: Box<PeekableSeekable<&()>>) -> () {}
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: local variable doesn't need to be boxed here
-  --> $DIR/escape_analysis.rs:195:44
+  --> $DIR/boxed_local.rs:196:44
    |
 LL |         fn default_impl_x(self: Box<Self>, x: Box<u32>) -> u32 {
    |                                            ^
 
 error: local variable doesn't need to be boxed here
-  --> $DIR/escape_analysis.rs:202:16
+  --> $DIR/boxed_local.rs:203:16
    |
 LL |         fn foo(x: Box<u32>) {}
    |                ^