diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
index ff3478073d92b..dc28d1bb45234 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
@@ -454,8 +454,14 @@ impl DiagnosticSpan {
         let end = je.sm.lookup_char_pos(span.hi());
         let backtrace_step = backtrace.next().map(|bt| {
             let call_site = Self::from_span_full(bt.call_site, false, None, None, backtrace, je);
-            let def_site_span =
-                Self::from_span_full(bt.def_site, false, None, None, [].into_iter(), je);
+            let def_site_span = Self::from_span_full(
+                je.sm.guess_head_span(bt.def_site),
+                false,
+                None,
+                None,
+                [].into_iter(),
+                je,
+            );
             Box::new(DiagnosticSpanMacroExpansion {
                 span: call_site,
                 macro_decl_name: bt.kind.descr(),