diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index d75d03071f8..920fbdcf0d6 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ use std::string::ToString;
 use askama::Template;
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust;
 use rustc_attr::{ConstStability, Deprecation, StabilityLevel};
+use rustc_data_structures::captures::Captures;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, DefIdSet};
 use rustc_hir::Mutability;
@@ -842,7 +843,7 @@ fn assoc_method(
     let (indent, indent_str, end_newline) = if parent == ItemType::Trait {
         header_len += 4;
         let indent_str = "    ";
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, meth, indent_str);
+        write!(w, "{}", render_attributes_in_pre(meth, indent_str));
         (4, indent_str, Ending::NoNewline)
     } else {
         render_attributes_in_code(w, meth);
@@ -1038,10 +1039,16 @@ fn attributes(it: &clean::Item) -> Vec<String> {
 
 // When an attribute is rendered inside a `<pre>` tag, it is formatted using
 // a whitespace prefix and newline.
-fn render_attributes_in_pre(w: &mut Buffer, it: &clean::Item, prefix: &str) {
-    for a in attributes(it) {
-        writeln!(w, "{}{}", prefix, a);
-    }
+fn render_attributes_in_pre<'a>(
+    it: &'a clean::Item,
+    prefix: &'a str,
+) -> impl fmt::Display + Captures<'a> {
+    crate::html::format::display_fn(move |f| {
+        for a in attributes(it) {
+            writeln!(f, "{}{}", prefix, a)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    })
 }
 
 // When an attribute is rendered inside a <code> tag, it is formatted using
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
index 7837368f340..b223c49a899 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
@@ -544,12 +544,12 @@ fn item_function(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, f: &cle
         f.decl.output.as_return().and_then(|output| notable_traits_button(output, cx));
 
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
         w.reserve(header_len);
         write!(
             w,
-            "{vis}{constness}{asyncness}{unsafety}{abi}fn \
+            "{attrs}{vis}{constness}{asyncness}{unsafety}{abi}fn \
                 {name}{generics}{decl}{notable_traits}{where_clause}",
+            attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""),
             vis = visibility,
             constness = constness,
             asyncness = asyncness,
@@ -581,16 +581,16 @@ fn item_trait(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean:
 
     // Output the trait definition
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
         write!(
             w,
-            "{}{}{}trait {}{}{}",
+            "{attrs}{}{}{}trait {}{}{}",
             visibility_print_with_space(it.visibility(tcx), it.item_id, cx),
             t.unsafety(tcx).print_with_space(),
             if t.is_auto(tcx) { "auto " } else { "" },
             it.name.unwrap(),
             t.generics.print(cx),
-            bounds
+            bounds,
+            attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""),
         );
 
         if !t.generics.where_predicates.is_empty() {
@@ -1057,14 +1057,14 @@ fn item_trait(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean:
 
 fn item_trait_alias(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::TraitAlias) {
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
         write!(
             w,
-            "trait {}{}{} = {};",
+            "{attrs}trait {}{}{} = {};",
             it.name.unwrap(),
             t.generics.print(cx),
             print_where_clause(&t.generics, cx, 0, Ending::Newline),
-            bounds(&t.bounds, true, cx)
+            bounds(&t.bounds, true, cx),
+            attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""),
         );
     });
 
@@ -1079,14 +1079,14 @@ fn item_trait_alias(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &
 
 fn item_opaque_ty(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::OpaqueTy) {
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
         write!(
             w,
-            "type {}{}{where_clause} = impl {bounds};",
+            "{attrs}type {}{}{where_clause} = impl {bounds};",
             it.name.unwrap(),
             t.generics.print(cx),
             where_clause = print_where_clause(&t.generics, cx, 0, Ending::Newline),
             bounds = bounds(&t.bounds, false, cx),
+            attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""),
         );
     });
 
@@ -1102,15 +1102,15 @@ fn item_opaque_ty(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &cl
 fn item_typedef(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::Typedef) {
     fn write_content(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::Typedef) {
         wrap_item(w, |w| {
-            render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
             write!(
                 w,
-                "{}type {}{}{where_clause} = {type_};",
+                "{attrs}{}type {}{}{where_clause} = {type_};",
                 visibility_print_with_space(it.visibility(cx.tcx()), it.item_id, cx),
                 it.name.unwrap(),
                 t.generics.print(cx),
                 where_clause = print_where_clause(&t.generics, cx, 0, Ending::Newline),
                 type_ = t.type_.print(cx),
+                attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""),
             );
         });
     }
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ fn item_typedef(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clea
 
 fn item_union(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, s: &clean::Union) {
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
+        write!(w, "{}", render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""));
         render_union(w, it, Some(&s.generics), &s.fields, cx);
     });
 
@@ -1197,13 +1197,13 @@ fn item_enum(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, e: &clean::
     let tcx = cx.tcx();
     let count_variants = e.variants().count();
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        render_attributes_in_pre(w, it, "");
         write!(
             w,
-            "{}enum {}{}",
+            "{attrs}{}enum {}{}",
             visibility_print_with_space(it.visibility(tcx), it.item_id, cx),
             it.name.unwrap(),
             e.generics.print(cx),
+            attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, ""),
         );
         if !print_where_clause_and_check(w, &e.generics, cx) {
             // If there wasn't a `where` clause, we add a whitespace.