diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
index c0b113610f67..d637390851d9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>) {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            hir::ExprKind::If(expr, ..) if let ExprKind::Let(expr) = expr.kind => {
+            hir::ExprKind::Let(expr, ..) => {
                 if let Some(attr_span) = is_rustc_must_match_exhaustively(cx, expr.init.hir_id) {
                     cx.emit_span_lint(
                         RUSTC_MUST_MATCH_EXHAUSTIVELY,
@@ -791,7 +791,29 @@ fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>) {
                         RustcMustMatchExhaustivelyNotExhaustive {
                             attr_span,
                             pat_span: expr.span,
-                            message: "using if let only matches on one variant (try using `match`)",
+                            message: "using `if let` only matches on one variant (try using `match`)",
+                        },
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_stmt(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, stmt: &'tcx rustc_hir::Stmt<'tcx>) {
+        match stmt.kind {
+            rustc_hir::StmtKind::Let(let_stmt) => {
+                if let_stmt.els.is_some()
+                    && let Some(attr_span) =
+                        is_rustc_must_match_exhaustively(cx, let_stmt.pat.hir_id)
+                {
+                    cx.emit_span_lint(
+                        RUSTC_MUST_MATCH_EXHAUSTIVELY,
+                        let_stmt.span,
+                        RustcMustMatchExhaustivelyNotExhaustive {
+                            attr_span,
+                            pat_span: let_stmt.pat.span,
+                            message: "using `let else` only matches on one variant (try using `match`)",
                         },
                     );
                 }
diff --git a/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.rs b/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.rs
index cc3dcebd11cd..e3a77471a0fe 100644
--- a/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.rs
+++ b/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ fn foo(f: Foo) {
 
     if let Foo::A { .. } = f {}
     //~^ ERROR match is not exhaustive
+
+    let Foo::A { .. } = f else { loop {} };
+    //~^ ERROR match is not exhaustive
 }
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.stderr b/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.stderr
index e17cfcefc409..a6ef63c5aba8 100644
--- a/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-fulldeps/internal-lints/must_match_exhaustively.stderr
@@ -61,11 +61,27 @@ LL |     if let Foo::A { .. } = f {}
    |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
    = help: explicitly list all variants of the enum in a `match`
-note: using if let only matches on one variant (try using `match`)
+note: using `if let` only matches on one variant (try using `match`)
   --> $DIR/must_match_exhaustively.rs:44:8
    |
 LL |     if let Foo::A { .. } = f {}
    |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+error: match is not exhaustive
+  --> $DIR/must_match_exhaustively.rs:47:5
+   |
+LL | #[rustc_must_match_exhaustively]
+   | -------------------------------- required because of this attribute
+...
+LL |     let Foo::A { .. } = f else { loop {} };
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: explicitly list all variants of the enum in a `match`
+note: using `let else` only matches on one variant (try using `match`)
+  --> $DIR/must_match_exhaustively.rs:47:9
+   |
+LL |     let Foo::A { .. } = f else { loop {} };
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 5 previous errors