diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index 85f4ea8b7b9a..ef1432223265 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn check_ty(cx: &LateContext, ast_ty: &hir::Ty) {
                     if let Some(def_id) = opt_def_id(def) {
                         if Some(def_id) == cx.tcx.lang_items.owned_box() {
                             if_let_chain! {[
-                                let &QPath::Resolved(None, ref path) = qpath,
+                                let QPath::Resolved(None, ref path) = *qpath,
                                 let [ref bx] = *path.segments,
                                 let PathParameters::AngleBracketedParameters(ref ab_data) = bx.parameters,
                                 let [ref inner] = *ab_data.types
diff --git a/clippy_tests/examples/borrow_box.stderr b/clippy_tests/examples/borrow_box.stderr
index 1b4b2c1efa65..1b354dd81df9 100644
--- a/clippy_tests/examples/borrow_box.stderr
+++ b/clippy_tests/examples/borrow_box.stderr
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 error: you seem to be trying to use `&Box<T>`. Consider using just `&T`
-  --> borrow_box.rs:10:19
-   |
-10 | pub fn test1(foo: &Box<bool>) { //~ ERROR you seem to be trying to use `&Box<T>`
-   |                   ^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = note: #[deny(borrowed_box)] implied by #[deny(clippy)]
+ --> borrow_box.rs:9:19
+  |
+9 | pub fn test1(foo: &mut Box<bool>) {
+  |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try `&mut bool`
+  |
 note: lint level defined here
-  --> borrow_box.rs:4:9
-   |
-4  | #![deny(clippy)]
-   |         ^^^^^^
-   = help: replace `&Box<T>` with simply `&T`
+ --> borrow_box.rs:4:9
+  |
+4 | #![deny(borrowed_box)]
+  |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: you seem to be trying to use `&Box<T>`. Consider using just `&T`
-  --> borrow_box.rs:19:10
+  --> borrow_box.rs:18:10
    |
-19 |     foo: &'a Box<bool> //~ ERROR you seem to be trying to use `&Box<T>`
-   |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = note: #[deny(borrowed_box)] implied by #[deny(clippy)]
-   = help: replace `&Box<T>` with simply `&T`
+18 |     foo: &'a Box<bool>
+   |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try `&'a bool`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error(s)