diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/liveness.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/liveness.rs
index a5a2fcd71a9a0..f52ddd54e014d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/liveness.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/liveness.rs
@@ -1086,11 +1086,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AssignmentResult<'a, 'tcx> {
 
             let Some((name, decl_span)) = self.checked_places.names[index] else { continue };
 
-            // By convention, underscore-prefixed bindings are explicitly allowed to be unused.
-            if name.as_str().starts_with('_') {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             let is_maybe_drop_guard = maybe_drop_guard(
                 tcx,
                 self.typing_env,
@@ -1118,6 +1113,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AssignmentResult<'a, 'tcx> {
                     continue;
                 };
 
+                // By convention, underscore-prefixed bindings are allowed to be unused explicitly
+                if name.as_str().starts_with('_') {
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 match kind {
                     AccessKind::Assign => {
                         let suggestion = annotate_mut_binding_to_immutable_binding(