diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/init_numbered_fields.rs b/clippy_lints/src/init_numbered_fields.rs
index f95d2c2edb1ef..b00fa104f9825 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/init_numbered_fields.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/init_numbered_fields.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NumberedFields {
                 && fields
                     .iter()
                     .all(|f| f.ident.as_str().as_bytes().iter().all(u8::is_ascii_digit))
-                && !matches!(cx.qpath_res(path, e.hir_id), Res::Def(DefKind::TyAlias, ..))
+                && !matches!(cx.qpath_res(path, e.hir_id), Res::Def(DefKind::TyAlias { .. }, ..))
             {
                 let expr_spans = fields
                     .iter()
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
index 4cd8a8c3325c1..171b7faf21960 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub fn is_wild(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
 /// Checks if the given `QPath` belongs to a type alias.
 pub fn is_ty_alias(qpath: &QPath<'_>) -> bool {
     match *qpath {
-        QPath::Resolved(_, path) => matches!(path.res, Res::Def(DefKind::TyAlias | DefKind::AssocTy, ..)),
+        QPath::Resolved(_, path) => matches!(path.res, Res::Def(DefKind::TyAlias { .. } | DefKind::AssocTy, ..)),
         QPath::TypeRelative(ty, _) if let TyKind::Path(qpath) = ty.kind => { is_ty_alias(&qpath) },
         _ => false,
     }
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/ty/type_certainty/mod.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ty/type_certainty/mod.rs
index 0669ea72eb3e2..06fd952904405 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/ty/type_certainty/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ty/type_certainty/mod.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn path_segment_certainty(
                 // See the comment preceding `qpath_certainty`. `def_id` could refer to a type or a value.
                 let certainty = lhs.join_clearing_def_ids(rhs);
                 if resolves_to_type {
-                    if cx.tcx.def_kind(def_id) == DefKind::TyAlias {
+                    if let DefKind::TyAlias { .. } = cx.tcx.def_kind(def_id) {
                         adt_def_id(cx.tcx.type_of(def_id).instantiate_identity())
                             .map_or(certainty, |def_id| certainty.with_def_id(def_id))
                     } else {