diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs b/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs
index 58724852b3c4..4d45091f4b5b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
                     {
                         // Don't lint. Byte strings produce `&[u8; N]` whereas `as_bytes()` produces
                         // `&[u8]`. This change would prevent matching with different sized slices.
-                    } else {
+                    } else if !callsite.starts_with("env!") {
                         span_lint_and_sugg(
                             cx,
                             STRING_LIT_AS_BYTES,