diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 9ba4d057e736..420fcfb9e6cb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -1517,12 +1517,7 @@ fn visit_field_def(&mut self, sf: &'a ast::FieldDef) {
 
     // Constructs the reduced graph for one variant. Variants exist in the
     // type and value namespaces.
-    fn visit_variant(&mut self, variant: &'a ast::Variant) {
-        if variant.is_placeholder {
-            self.visit_invoc_in_module(variant.id);
-            return;
-        }
-
+    pub(crate) fn brg_visit_variant(&mut self, variant: &'a ast::Variant) {
         let parent = self.parent_scope.module.expect_local();
         let expn_id = self.parent_scope.expansion;
         let ident = variant.ident;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/def_collector.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/def_collector.rs
index 67ec610462b7..4bcd974dc276 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/def_collector.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/def_collector.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@ fn visit_foreign_item(&mut self, fi: &'a ForeignItem) {
 
     fn visit_variant(&mut self, v: &'a Variant) {
         if v.is_placeholder {
-            return self.visit_macro_invoc(v.id);
+            self.visit_macro_invoc(v.id);
+            self.visit_invoc_in_module(v.id);
+            return;
         }
         let def = self.create_def(v.id, Some(v.ident.name), DefKind::Variant, v.span);
         self.with_parent(def, |this| {
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ fn visit_variant(&mut self, v: &'a Variant) {
                     v.span,
                 );
             }
-            visit::walk_variant(this, v)
+            this.brg_visit_variant(v);
         });
     }