diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs
index 7570bc2a7a8..786e7bfc56f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs
@@ -32,18 +32,20 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
                     ""
                 };
 
+                let snippet = snippet(cx, arg.span, "..");
+
                 span_lint_and_sugg(
                     cx,
                     TRANSMUTE_BYTES_TO_STR,
                     e.span,
                     &format!("transmute from a `{}` to a `{}`", from_ty, to_ty),
                     "consider using",
-                    format!(
-                        "std::str::from_utf8{}({}).unwrap()",
-                        postfix,
-                        snippet(cx, arg.span, ".."),
-                    ),
-                    Applicability::Unspecified,
+                    if const_context {
+                        format!("std::str::from_utf8_unchecked{postfix}({snippet})")
+                    } else {
+                        format!("std::str::from_utf8{postfix}({snippet}).unwrap()")
+                    },
+                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                 );
                 triggered = true;
             } else {
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute.rs b/tests/ui/transmute.rs
index 54f9727d8ea..5b688ce4d64 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute.rs
@@ -134,9 +134,12 @@ mod num_to_bytes {
     }
 }
 
-fn bytes_to_str(b: &[u8], mb: &mut [u8]) {
-    let _: &str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(b) };
+fn bytes_to_str(mb: &mut [u8]) {
+    const B: &[u8] = b"";
+
+    let _: &str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(B) };
     let _: &mut str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(mb) };
+    const _: &str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(B) };
 }
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute.stderr b/tests/ui/transmute.stderr
index 5c60fc2d511..72a386e8fa6 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute.stderr
@@ -227,18 +227,24 @@ LL |             let _: [u8; 16] = std::mem::transmute(0i128);
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using `to_ne_bytes()`: `0i128.to_ne_bytes()`
 
 error: transmute from a `&[u8]` to a `&str`
-  --> $DIR/transmute.rs:138:28
+  --> $DIR/transmute.rs:140:28
    |
-LL |     let _: &str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(b) };
-   |                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using: `std::str::from_utf8(b).unwrap()`
+LL |     let _: &str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(B) };
+   |                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using: `std::str::from_utf8(B).unwrap()`
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::transmute-bytes-to-str` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: transmute from a `&mut [u8]` to a `&mut str`
-  --> $DIR/transmute.rs:139:32
+  --> $DIR/transmute.rs:141:32
    |
 LL |     let _: &mut str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(mb) };
    |                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using: `std::str::from_utf8_mut(mb).unwrap()`
 
-error: aborting due to 38 previous errors
+error: transmute from a `&[u8]` to a `&str`
+  --> $DIR/transmute.rs:142:30
+   |
+LL |     const _: &str = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(B) };
+   |                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider using: `std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(B)`
+
+error: aborting due to 39 previous errors