diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide-db/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide-db/src/lib.rs
index 99af1c32d896..6b72a3033990 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide-db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/ide-db/src/lib.rs
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ pub enum Severity {
     Allow,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct MiniCore<'a>(&'a str);
 
 impl<'a> MiniCore<'a> {
@@ -400,6 +400,15 @@ pub const fn default() -> Self {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Debug for MiniCore<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_tuple("MiniCore")
+            // don't print the whole contents if they correspond to the default
+            .field(if self.0 == test_utils::MiniCore::RAW_SOURCE { &"<default>" } else { &self.0 })
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Default for MiniCore<'a> {
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> Self {