diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/errors.rs
index 87f1ff960a82..b5ac84337465 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/errors.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ pub(crate) struct AllocMustStatics {
     pub(crate) span: Span,
 }
 
+#[derive(Diagnostic)]
+#[diag("allocators cannot be `#[thread_local]`")]
+pub(crate) struct AllocCannotThreadLocal {
+    #[primary_span]
+    pub(crate) span: Span,
+    #[label("marked `#[thread_local]` here")]
+    #[suggestion("remove this attribute", code = "", applicability = "maybe-incorrect")]
+    pub(crate) attr: Span,
+}
+
 pub(crate) use autodiff::*;
 
 mod autodiff {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/global_allocator.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/global_allocator.rs
index 85ad8a63a54f..208562b8d0bc 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/global_allocator.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/global_allocator.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ pub(crate) fn expand(
         return vec![orig_item];
     };
 
+    // Forbid `#[thread_local]` attributes on the item
+    if let Some(attr) = item.attrs.iter().find(|x| x.has_name(sym::thread_local)) {
+        ecx.dcx().emit_err(errors::AllocCannotThreadLocal { span: item.span, attr: attr.span });
+        return vec![orig_item];
+    }
+
     // Generate a bunch of new items using the AllocFnFactory
     let span = ecx.with_def_site_ctxt(item.span);
     let f = AllocFnFactory { span, ty_span, global: ident, cx: ecx };
diff --git a/tests/ui/allocator/no-thread-local.rs b/tests/ui/allocator/no-thread-local.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4548b00816fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/allocator/no-thread-local.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#![feature(thread_local)]
+
+use std::alloc::System;
+
+#[global_allocator]
+#[thread_local]
+static A: System = System;
+//~^ ERROR: allocators cannot be `#[thread_local]`
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/allocator/no-thread-local.stderr b/tests/ui/allocator/no-thread-local.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b045dae09c8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/allocator/no-thread-local.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+error: allocators cannot be `#[thread_local]`
+  --> $DIR/no-thread-local.rs:7:1
+   |
+LL | #[thread_local]
+   | ---------------
+   | |
+   | marked `#[thread_local]` here
+   | help: remove this attribute
+LL | static A: System = System;
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+