diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index edb0f1cf1d3..276ff8f065e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -575,14 +575,14 @@ impl LimitStack {
 
 fn parse_attrs<F: FnMut(u64)>(sess: &Session, attrs: &[ast::Attribute], name: &'static str, mut f: F) {
     for attr in attrs {
-        let attr = &attr.node;
-        if attr.is_sugared_doc {
+        if attr.node.is_sugared_doc {
             continue;
         }
-        if let ast::MetaItemKind::NameValue(ref key, ref value) = attr.value.node {
+        if let ast::MetaItemKind::NameValue(ref key, ref value) = attr.node.value.node {
             if *key == name {
                 if let LitKind::Str(ref s, _) = value.node {
                     if let Ok(value) = FromStr::from_str(s) {
+                        attr::mark_used(attr);
                         f(value)
                     } else {
                         sess.span_err(value.span, "not a number");
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity.rs b/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity.rs
index 2160272bf46..655420d5be3 100644
--- a/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #![deny(cyclomatic_complexity)]
 #![allow(unused)]
 
-
 fn main() { //~ERROR the function has a cyclomatic complexity of 28
     if true {
         println!("a");
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity_attr_used.rs b/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity_attr_used.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f322a7b51da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/cyclomatic_complexity_attr_used.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#![feature(plugin, custom_attribute)]
+#![plugin(clippy)]
+#![deny(cyclomatic_complexity)]
+#![deny(unused)]
+
+fn main() {
+    kaboom();
+}
+
+#[cyclomatic_complexity = "0"]
+fn kaboom() {  //~ ERROR: the function has a cyclomatic complexity of 3
+    if 42 == 43 {
+        panic!();
+    } else if "cake" == "lie" {
+        println!("what?");
+    }
+}