diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index e794af7d64b6..7b0a676e89e3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -3638,7 +3638,9 @@ fn check_methods<'tcx>(&self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
                     vec_resize_to_zero::check(cx, expr, count_arg, default_arg, span);
                 },
                 ("seek", [arg]) => {
-                    rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start::check(cx, expr, recv, arg, span);
+                    if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::SEEK_REWIND) {
+                        rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start::check(cx, expr, recv, arg, span);
+                    }
                 },
                 ("sort", []) => {
                     stable_sort_primitive::check(cx, expr, recv);
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/msrvs.rs b/clippy_utils/src/msrvs.rs
index 8b843732a236..6f77155ec3e8 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/msrvs.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/msrvs.rs
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ macro_rules! msrv_aliases {
     1,18,0 { HASH_MAP_RETAIN, HASH_SET_RETAIN }
     1,17,0 { FIELD_INIT_SHORTHAND, STATIC_IN_CONST, EXPECT_ERR }
     1,16,0 { STR_REPEAT }
+    1,55,0 { SEEK_REWIND }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.fixed b/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.fixed
index 037a288b69b5..36853780977a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.fixed
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // run-rustfix
 #![allow(unused)]
+#![feature(custom_inner_attributes)]
 #![warn(clippy::rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start)]
 
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
@@ -92,3 +93,45 @@ fn main() {
 
     assert_eq!(&buf, hello);
 }
+
+fn msrv_1_54() {
+    #![clippy::msrv = "1.54"]
+
+    let mut f = OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .read(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .open("foo.txt")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let hello = "Hello!\n";
+    write!(f, "{hello}").unwrap();
+
+    f.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
+
+    let mut buf = String::new();
+    f.read_to_string(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(&buf, hello);
+}
+
+fn msrv_1_55() {
+    #![clippy::msrv = "1.55"]
+
+    let mut f = OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .read(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .open("foo.txt")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let hello = "Hello!\n";
+    write!(f, "{hello}").unwrap();
+
+    f.rewind();
+
+    let mut buf = String::new();
+    f.read_to_string(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(&buf, hello);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs b/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs
index 2622425128d6..0d061b58fbab 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // run-rustfix
 #![allow(unused)]
+#![feature(custom_inner_attributes)]
 #![warn(clippy::rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start)]
 
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
@@ -92,3 +93,45 @@ fn main() {
 
     assert_eq!(&buf, hello);
 }
+
+fn msrv_1_54() {
+    #![clippy::msrv = "1.54"]
+
+    let mut f = OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .read(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .open("foo.txt")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let hello = "Hello!\n";
+    write!(f, "{hello}").unwrap();
+
+    f.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
+
+    let mut buf = String::new();
+    f.read_to_string(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(&buf, hello);
+}
+
+fn msrv_1_55() {
+    #![clippy::msrv = "1.55"]
+
+    let mut f = OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .read(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .open("foo.txt")
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let hello = "Hello!\n";
+    write!(f, "{hello}").unwrap();
+
+    f.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
+
+    let mut buf = String::new();
+    f.read_to_string(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(&buf, hello);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.stderr b/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.stderr
index f985471ac057..e80867810842 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: used `seek` to go to the start of the stream
-  --> $DIR/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs:53:7
+  --> $DIR/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs:54:7
    |
 LL |     t.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace with: `rewind()`
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ LL |     t.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
    = note: `-D clippy::rewind-instead-of-seek-to-start` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: used `seek` to go to the start of the stream
-  --> $DIR/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs:58:7
+  --> $DIR/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs:59:7
    |
 LL |     t.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
    |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace with: `rewind()`
 
-error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+error: used `seek` to go to the start of the stream
+  --> $DIR/rewind_instead_of_seek_to_start.rs:131:7
+   |
+LL |     f.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0));
+   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace with: `rewind()`
+
+error: aborting due to 3 previous errors