diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
index 3c4f06077d9..950c1043802 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use std::mem;
 use crate::syntax::ast;
 use crate::syntax::source_map::Span;
 use crate::syntax_pos::BytePos;
-use crate::utils::{sugg, sext};
+use crate::utils::{in_macro, sugg, sext};
 use crate::utils::usage::mutated_variables;
 use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
 
@@ -1030,6 +1030,10 @@ fn check_for_loop_range<'a, 'tcx>(
     body: &'tcx Expr,
     expr: &'tcx Expr,
 ) {
+    if in_macro(expr.span) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if let Some(higher::Range {
         start: Some(start),
         ref end,
diff --git a/mini-macro/src/lib.rs b/mini-macro/src/lib.rs
index d326dd7e679..b6405975862 100644
--- a/mini-macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mini-macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,5 +17,10 @@ use proc_macro::{TokenStream, quote};
 pub fn mini_macro(_: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     quote!(
         #[allow(unused)] fn needless_take_by_value(s: String) { println!("{}", s.len()); }
+        #[allow(unused)] fn needless_loop(items: &[u8]) {
+            for i in 0..items.len() {
+                println!("{}", items[i]);
+            }
+        }
     )
 }