diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs
index 17d251a7bbb9..120a4b98a65a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ fn replace_types<'tcx>(
                 {
                     let projection = projection_predicate
                         .projection_term
-                        .with_self_ty(cx.tcx, new_ty)
+                        .with_replaced_self_ty(cx.tcx, new_ty)
                         .expect_ty(cx.tcx)
                         .to_ty(cx.tcx);