diff --git a/tests/compile-test.rs b/tests/compile-test.rs
index 3b599351016..7d219835723 100644
--- a/tests/compile-test.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-test.rs
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ fn compile_test() {
 
 const RUSTFIX_COVERAGE_KNOWN_EXCEPTIONS: &[&str] = &[
     "assign_ops2.rs",
+    "borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.rs",
     "cast_size_32bit.rs",
     "char_lit_as_u8.rs",
     "cmp_owned/without_suggestion.rs",
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.fixed b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf4691c5bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// run-rustfix
+
+#![allow(dead_code, unused_variables)]
+
+fn main() {}
+
+mod should_lint {
+    fn one_help() {
+        let a = &12;
+        let b = a;
+
+        let b = &mut bar(&12);
+    }
+
+    fn bar(x: &u32) -> &u32 {
+        x
+    }
+}
+
+// this mod explains why we should not lint `&mut &* (&T)`
+mod should_not_lint1 {
+    fn foo(x: &mut &u32) {
+        *x = &1;
+    }
+
+    fn main() {
+        let mut x = &0;
+        foo(&mut &*x); // should not lint
+        assert_eq!(*x, 0);
+
+        foo(&mut x);
+        assert_eq!(*x, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+// similar to should_not_lint1
+mod should_not_lint2 {
+    struct S<'a> {
+        a: &'a u32,
+        b: u32,
+    }
+
+    fn main() {
+        let s = S { a: &1, b: 1 };
+        let x = &mut &*s.a;
+        *x = &2;
+    }
+}
+
+// this mod explains why we should not lint `& &* (&T)`
+mod false_negative {
+    fn foo() {
+        let x = &12;
+        let addr_x = &x as *const _ as usize;
+        let addr_y = &x as *const _ as usize; // assert ok
+        // let addr_y = &x as *const _ as usize; // assert fail
+        assert_ne!(addr_x, addr_y);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.rs b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.rs
index cf502775b56..28c005fdbef 100644
--- a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@
 fn main() {}
 
 mod should_lint {
-    fn foo() {
+    fn one_help() {
         let a = &12;
         let b = &*a;
 
-        let s = &String::new();
-        let x: &str = &*s;
-
         let b = &mut &*bar(&12);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.stderr b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.stderr
index a34dbcc2e8a..d72de37c69f 100644
--- a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref.stderr
@@ -7,31 +7,16 @@ LL |         let b = &*a;
    = note: `-D clippy::borrow-deref-ref` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: deref on an immutable reference
-  --> $DIR/borrow_deref_ref.rs:13:23
-   |
-LL |         let x: &str = &*s;
-   |                       ^^^
-   |
-help: if you would like to reborrow, try removing `&*`
-   |
-LL |         let x: &str = s;
-   |                       ~
-help: if you would like to deref, try using `&**`
-   |
-LL |         let x: &str = &**s;
-   |                       ~~~~
-
-error: deref on an immutable reference
-  --> $DIR/borrow_deref_ref.rs:15:22
+  --> $DIR/borrow_deref_ref.rs:12:22
    |
 LL |         let b = &mut &*bar(&12);
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^ help: if you would like to reborrow, try removing `&*`: `bar(&12)`
 
 error: deref on an immutable reference
-  --> $DIR/borrow_deref_ref.rs:58:23
+  --> $DIR/borrow_deref_ref.rs:55:23
    |
 LL |         let addr_y = &&*x as *const _ as usize; // assert ok
    |                       ^^^ help: if you would like to reborrow, try removing `&*`: `x`
 
-error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.rs b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8e2bbfef0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#![allow(dead_code, unused_variables)]
+
+fn main() {}
+
+mod should_lint {
+    fn two_helps() {
+        let s = &String::new();
+        let x: &str = &*s;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.stderr b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..738b01e7ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+error: deref on an immutable reference
+  --> $DIR/borrow_deref_ref_unfixable.rs:8:23
+   |
+LL |         let x: &str = &*s;
+   |                       ^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::borrow-deref-ref` implied by `-D warnings`
+help: if you would like to reborrow, try removing `&*`
+   |
+LL |         let x: &str = s;
+   |                       ~
+help: if you would like to deref, try using `&**`
+   |
+LL |         let x: &str = &**s;
+   |                       ~~~~
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+