diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.fixed b/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.fixed
index 575dadde906..ac55ab5a8e2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.fixed
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #![warn(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ref)]
 #![allow(clippy::match_single_binding)]
+#![allow(unused_must_use)]
 
 unsafe fn _ptr_to_ref<T, U>(p: *const T, m: *mut T, o: *const U, om: *mut U) {
     let _: &T = &*p;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ fn _issue1231() {
 
     type Bar<'a> = &'a u8;
     let raw = 42 as *const i32;
-    unsafe { &*(raw as *const u8) };
+    let _ = unsafe { &*(raw as *const u8) };
 }
 
 unsafe fn _issue8924<'a, 'b, 'c>(x: *const &'a u32, y: *const &'b u32) -> &'c &'b u32 {
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs b/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs
index 4238ff80478..901a3e90dbe 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #![warn(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ref)]
 #![allow(clippy::match_single_binding)]
+#![allow(unused_must_use)]
 
 unsafe fn _ptr_to_ref<T, U>(p: *const T, m: *mut T, o: *const U, om: *mut U) {
     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(p);
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ fn _issue1231() {
 
     type Bar<'a> = &'a u8;
     let raw = 42 as *const i32;
-    unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, Bar>(raw) };
+    let _ = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, Bar>(raw) };
 }
 
 unsafe fn _issue8924<'a, 'b, 'c>(x: *const &'a u32, y: *const &'b u32) -> &'c &'b u32 {
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.stderr b/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.stderr
index b3e6c09d2d7..68007edc410 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const T`) to a reference type (`&T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:7:17
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:8:17
    |
 LL |     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(p);
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*p`
@@ -7,127 +7,127 @@ LL |     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(p);
    = note: `-D clippy::transmute-ptr-to-ref` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*mut T`) to a reference type (`&mut T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:10:21
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:11:21
    |
 LL |     let _: &mut T = std::mem::transmute(m);
    |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&mut *m`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*mut T`) to a reference type (`&T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:13:17
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:14:17
    |
 LL |     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(m);
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*m`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*mut T`) to a reference type (`&mut T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:16:21
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:17:21
    |
 LL |     let _: &mut T = std::mem::transmute(p as *mut T);
    |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&mut *(p as *mut T)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const U`) to a reference type (`&T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:19:17
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:20:17
    |
 LL |     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(o);
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(o as *const T)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*mut U`) to a reference type (`&mut T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:22:21
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:23:21
    |
 LL |     let _: &mut T = std::mem::transmute(om);
    |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&mut *(om as *mut T)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*mut U`) to a reference type (`&T`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:25:17
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:26:17
    |
 LL |     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(om);
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(om as *const T)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const i32`) to a reference type (`&_issue1231::Foo<'_, u8>`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:35:32
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:36:32
    |
 LL |     let _: &Foo<u8> = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, &Foo<_>>(raw) };
    |                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*raw.cast::<Foo<_>>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const i32`) to a reference type (`&_issue1231::Foo<'_, &u8>`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:37:33
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:38:33
    |
 LL |     let _: &Foo<&u8> = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, &Foo<&_>>(raw) };
    |                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*raw.cast::<Foo<&_>>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const i32`) to a reference type (`&u8`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:41:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:42:22
    |
-LL |     unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, Bar>(raw) };
-   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(raw as *const u8)`
+LL |     let _ = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, Bar>(raw) };
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(raw as *const u8)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:46:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:47:14
    |
 LL |         0 => std::mem::transmute(x),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*x.cast::<&u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:47:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:48:14
    |
 LL |         1 => std::mem::transmute(y),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*y.cast::<&u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:48:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:49:14
    |
 LL |         2 => std::mem::transmute::<_, &&'b u32>(x),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*x.cast::<&'b u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:49:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:50:14
    |
 LL |         _ => std::mem::transmute::<_, &&'b u32>(y),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*y.cast::<&'b u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const u32`) to a reference type (`&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:57:19
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:58:19
    |
 LL |     let _: &u32 = std::mem::transmute(a);
    |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*a`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const u32`) to a reference type (`&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:58:19
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:59:19
    |
 LL |     let _: &u32 = std::mem::transmute::<_, &u32>(a);
    |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*a.cast::<u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:60:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:61:14
    |
 LL |         0 => std::mem::transmute(x),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*x.cast::<&u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:61:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:62:14
    |
 LL |         _ => std::mem::transmute::<_, &&'b u32>(x),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*x.cast::<&'b u32>()`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const u32`) to a reference type (`&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:69:19
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:70:19
    |
 LL |     let _: &u32 = std::mem::transmute(a);
    |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*a`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const u32`) to a reference type (`&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:70:19
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:71:19
    |
 LL |     let _: &u32 = std::mem::transmute::<_, &u32>(a);
    |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(a as *const u32)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:72:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:73:14
    |
 LL |         0 => std::mem::transmute(x),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(x as *const () as *const &u32)`
 
 error: transmute from a pointer type (`*const &u32`) to a reference type (`&&u32`)
-  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:73:14
+  --> $DIR/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs:74:14
    |
 LL |         _ => std::mem::transmute::<_, &&'b u32>(x),
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&*(x as *const () as *const &'b u32)`