diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
index 86ab077191ee..6741197b79cd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use syntax::ast;
 use syntax::errors::DiagnosticBuilder;
 use syntax::ext::base::{self, Determinacy, MultiModifier, MultiDecorator, MultiItemModifier};
 use syntax::ext::base::{NormalTT, SyntaxExtension};
-use syntax::ext::expand::{Expansion, Invocation, InvocationKind};
+use syntax::ext::expand::Expansion;
 use syntax::ext::hygiene::Mark;
 use syntax::ext::tt::macro_rules;
 use syntax::parse::token::intern;
@@ -162,21 +162,13 @@ impl<'a> base::Resolver for Resolver<'a> {
         None
     }
 
-    fn resolve_invoc(&mut self, scope: Mark, invoc: &Invocation, force: bool)
+    fn resolve_macro(&mut self, scope: Mark, path: &ast::Path, force: bool)
                      -> Result<Rc<SyntaxExtension>, Determinacy> {
-        let (name, span) = match invoc.kind {
-            InvocationKind::Bang { ref mac, .. } => {
-                let path = &mac.node.path;
-                if path.segments.len() > 1 || path.global ||
-                   !path.segments[0].parameters.is_empty() {
-                    self.session.span_err(path.span,
-                                          "expected macro name without module separators");
-                    return Err(Determinacy::Determined);
-                }
-                (path.segments[0].identifier.name, path.span)
-            }
-            InvocationKind::Attr { ref attr, .. } => (intern(&*attr.name()), attr.span),
-        };
+        if path.segments.len() > 1 || path.global || !path.segments[0].parameters.is_empty() {
+            self.session.span_err(path.span, "expected macro name without module separators");
+            return Err(Determinacy::Determined);
+        }
+        let name = path.segments[0].identifier.name;
 
         let invocation = self.invocations[&scope];
         if let LegacyScope::Expansion(parent) = invocation.legacy_scope.get() {
@@ -184,8 +176,8 @@ impl<'a> base::Resolver for Resolver<'a> {
         }
         self.resolve_macro_name(invocation.legacy_scope.get(), name, true).ok_or_else(|| {
             if force {
-                let mut err =
-                    self.session.struct_span_err(span, &format!("macro undefined: '{}!'", name));
+                let msg = format!("macro undefined: '{}!'", name);
+                let mut err = self.session.struct_span_err(path.span, &msg);
                 self.suggest_macro_name(&name.as_str(), &mut err);
                 err.emit();
                 Determinacy::Determined
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index f7c88073c9d4..99b883d26d87 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use attr::HasAttrs;
 use codemap::{self, CodeMap, ExpnInfo, Spanned, respan};
 use syntax_pos::{Span, ExpnId, NO_EXPANSION};
 use errors::DiagnosticBuilder;
-use ext::expand::{self, Invocation, Expansion};
+use ext::expand::{self, Expansion};
 use ext::hygiene::Mark;
 use fold::{self, Folder};
 use parse::{self, parser};
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ pub trait Resolver {
     fn add_expansions_at_stmt(&mut self, id: ast::NodeId, macros: Vec<Mark>);
 
     fn find_attr_invoc(&mut self, attrs: &mut Vec<Attribute>) -> Option<Attribute>;
-    fn resolve_invoc(&mut self, scope: Mark, invoc: &Invocation, force: bool)
+    fn resolve_macro(&mut self, scope: Mark, path: &ast::Path, force: bool)
                      -> Result<Rc<SyntaxExtension>, Determinacy>;
     fn resolve_derive_mode(&mut self, ident: ast::Ident) -> Option<Rc<MultiItemModifier>>;
 }
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ impl Resolver for DummyResolver {
 
     fn find_attr_invoc(&mut self, _attrs: &mut Vec<Attribute>) -> Option<Attribute> { None }
     fn resolve_derive_mode(&mut self, _ident: ast::Ident) -> Option<Rc<MultiItemModifier>> { None }
-    fn resolve_invoc(&mut self, _scope: Mark, _invoc: &Invocation, _force: bool)
+    fn resolve_macro(&mut self, _scope: Mark, _path: &ast::Path, _force: bool)
                      -> Result<Rc<SyntaxExtension>, Determinacy> {
         Err(Determinacy::Determined)
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 363ceebf0f47..3a5b3ab83286 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,17 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MacroExpander<'a, 'b> {
 
             let scope =
                 if self.monotonic { invoc.expansion_data.mark } else { orig_expansion_data.mark };
-            let ext = match self.cx.resolver.resolve_invoc(scope, &invoc, force) {
+            let resolution = match invoc.kind {
+                InvocationKind::Bang { ref mac, .. } => {
+                    self.cx.resolver.resolve_macro(scope, &mac.node.path, force)
+                }
+                InvocationKind::Attr { ref attr, .. } => {
+                    let ident = ast::Ident::with_empty_ctxt(intern(&*attr.name()));
+                    let path = ast::Path::from_ident(attr.span, ident);
+                    self.cx.resolver.resolve_macro(scope, &path, force)
+                }
+            };
+            let ext = match resolution {
                 Ok(ext) => Some(ext),
                 Err(Determinacy::Determined) => None,
                 Err(Determinacy::Undetermined) => {