diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs b/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
index 0c607a99dfd39..68fe36d4454f2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
@@ -807,7 +807,9 @@ rustc_queries! {
         query check_item_well_formed(key: LocalDefId) -> () {
             desc { |tcx| "processing `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key.to_def_id()) }
         }
-        query check_trait_item_well_formed(_: DefId) -> () {}
+        query check_trait_item_well_formed(key: LocalDefId) -> () {
+            desc { |tcx| "processing `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key.to_def_id()) }
+        }
         query check_impl_item_well_formed(_: DefId) -> () {}
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index f4001fd238ee2..ccce1f1d34e62 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ fn check_item_well_formed(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) {
     wfcheck::check_item_well_formed(tcx, def_id);
 }
 
-fn check_trait_item_well_formed(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) {
-    wfcheck::check_trait_item(tcx, def_id.expect_local());
+fn check_trait_item_well_formed(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) {
+    wfcheck::check_trait_item(tcx, def_id);
 }
 
 fn check_impl_item_well_formed(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) {