diff --git a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs
index 4a5953c1149..f6d5f555e41 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ impl<'tcx> UsageMap<'tcx> {
         assert!(self.used_map.insert(user_item, used_items).is_none());
     }
 
-    pub fn get_user_items(&self, item: MonoItem<'tcx>) -> Option<&[MonoItem<'tcx>]> {
-        self.user_map.get(&item).map(|items| items.as_slice())
+    pub fn get_user_items(&self, item: MonoItem<'tcx>) -> &[MonoItem<'tcx>] {
+        self.user_map.get(&item).map(|items| items.as_slice()).unwrap_or(&[])
     }
 
     /// Internally iterate over all inlined items used by `item`.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs
index e663f4486f7..14d5e068638 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs
@@ -495,20 +495,20 @@ fn internalize_symbols<'tcx>(
             if !single_codegen_unit {
                 debug_assert_eq!(mono_item_placements[item], home_cgu);
 
-                if let Some(user_items) = cx.usage_map.get_user_items(*item) {
-                    if user_items
-                        .iter()
-                        .filter_map(|user_item| {
-                            // Some user mono items might not have been
-                            // instantiated. We can safely ignore those.
-                            mono_item_placements.get(user_item)
-                        })
-                        .any(|placement| *placement != home_cgu)
-                    {
-                        // Found a user from another CGU, so skip to the next item
-                        // without marking this one as internal.
-                        continue;
-                    }
+                if cx
+                    .usage_map
+                    .get_user_items(*item)
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(|user_item| {
+                        // Some user mono items might not have been
+                        // instantiated. We can safely ignore those.
+                        mono_item_placements.get(user_item)
+                    })
+                    .any(|placement| *placement != home_cgu)
+                {
+                    // Found a user from another CGU, so skip to the next item
+                    // without marking this one as internal.
+                    continue;
                 }
             }