diff --git a/src/librustc_parse/parser/expr.rs b/src/librustc_parse/parser/expr.rs
index 826213ba450b..a41beb771192 100644
--- a/src/librustc_parse/parser/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_parse/parser/expr.rs
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         } else if self.eat_lt() {
             let (qself, path) = self.parse_qpath(PathStyle::Expr)?;
             Ok(self.mk_expr(lo.to(path.span), ExprKind::Path(Some(qself), path), attrs))
-        } else if self.token.is_path_start() {
+        } else if self.check_path() {
             self.parse_path_start_expr(attrs)
         } else if self.check_keyword(kw::Move) || self.check_keyword(kw::Static) {
             self.parse_closure_expr(attrs)
diff --git a/src/librustc_parse/parser/item.rs b/src/librustc_parse/parser/item.rs
index 8263bd879ad8..5add3fcc8020 100644
--- a/src/librustc_parse/parser/item.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_parse/parser/item.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         } else if vis.node.is_pub() && self.isnt_macro_invocation() {
             self.recover_missing_kw_before_item()?;
             return Ok(None);
-        } else if macros_allowed && self.token.is_path_start() {
+        } else if macros_allowed && self.check_path() {
             // MACRO INVOCATION ITEM
             (Ident::invalid(), ItemKind::Mac(self.parse_item_macro(vis)?))
         } else {
diff --git a/src/librustc_parse/parser/pat.rs b/src/librustc_parse/parser/pat.rs
index f52a91ff5989..5f2b3b03488b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_parse/parser/pat.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_parse/parser/pat.rs
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     fn parse_pat_range_end(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, P<Expr>> {
-        if self.token.is_path_start() {
+        if self.check_path() {
             let lo = self.token.span;
             let (qself, path) = if self.eat_lt() {
                 // Parse a qualified path
diff --git a/src/librustc_parse/parser/stmt.rs b/src/librustc_parse/parser/stmt.rs
index fb85f54b136a..489549a57505 100644
--- a/src/librustc_parse/parser/stmt.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_parse/parser/stmt.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             self.bump(); // `var`
             let msg = "write `let` instead of `var` to introduce a new variable";
             self.recover_stmt_local(lo, attrs.into(), msg, "let")?
-        } else if self.token.is_path_start()
-            && !self.token.is_qpath_start()
-            && !self.is_path_start_item()
-        {
+        } else if self.check_path() && !self.token.is_qpath_start() && !self.is_path_start_item() {
             // We have avoided contextual keywords like `union`, items with `crate` visibility,
             // or `auto trait` items. We aim to parse an arbitrary path `a::b` but not something
             // that starts like a path (1 token), but it fact not a path.
diff --git a/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs b/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs
index 08168cf7df98..6575843b4082 100644
--- a/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_parse/parser/ty.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             // Qualified path
             let (qself, path) = self.parse_qpath(PathStyle::Type)?;
             TyKind::Path(Some(qself), path)
-        } else if self.token.is_path_start() {
+        } else if self.check_path() {
             self.parse_path_start_ty(lo, allow_plus)?
         } else if self.eat(&token::DotDotDot) {
             if allow_c_variadic == AllowCVariadic::Yes {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/parser/issue-63116.stderr b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-63116.stderr
index 2beb73d83d26..15cd3df860b0 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/parser/issue-63116.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/parser/issue-63116.stderr
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ error: expected one of `!`, `(`, `)`, `+`, `,`, `::`, or `<`, found `;`
 LL | impl W <s(f;Y(;]
    |            ^ expected one of 7 possible tokens
 
-error: expected one of `!`, `&&`, `&`, `(`, `)`, `*`, `+`, `,`, `->`, `...`, `::`, `<`, `>`, `?`, `[`, `_`, `dyn`, `extern`, `fn`, `for`, `impl`, `unsafe`, or lifetime, found `;`
+error: expected one of `!`, `&&`, `&`, `(`, `)`, `*`, `+`, `,`, `->`, `...`, `::`, `<`, `>`, `?`, `[`, `_`, `dyn`, `extern`, `fn`, `for`, `impl`, `unsafe`, lifetime, or path, found `;`
   --> $DIR/issue-63116.rs:3:15
    |
 LL | impl W <s(f;Y(;]