diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
index 7b56609e493..22084bd12cb 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for MissingDoc {
             hir::ItemKind::Struct(..) => "a struct",
             hir::ItemKind::Trait(..) => "a trait",
             hir::ItemKind::TraitAlias(..) => "a trait alias",
-            hir::ItemKind::GlobalAsm(..) => "an assembly blob",
             hir::ItemKind::Ty(..) => "a type alias",
             hir::ItemKind::Union(..) => "a union",
             hir::ItemKind::Existential(..) => "an existential type",
             hir::ItemKind::ExternCrate(..)
             | hir::ItemKind::ForeignMod(..)
+            | hir::ItemKind::GlobalAsm(..)
             | hir::ItemKind::Impl(..)
             | hir::ItemKind::Use(..) => return,
         };
diff --git a/tests/ui/missing-doc.rs b/tests/ui/missing-doc.rs
index cb311dfb361..e65bce8e783 100644
--- a/tests/ui/missing-doc.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/missing-doc.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // When denying at the crate level, be sure to not get random warnings from the
 // injected intrinsics by the compiler.
 #![allow(dead_code)]
-#![feature(associated_type_defaults)]
+#![feature(associated_type_defaults, global_asm)]
 
 //! Some garbage docs for the crate here
 #![doc = "More garbage"]
@@ -176,3 +176,6 @@ pub mod public_interface {
 }
 
 fn main() {}
+
+// Ensure global asm doesn't require documentation.
+global_asm! { "" }