diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/redundant_semicolon.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/redundant_semicolon.rs
index 428198cae8917..0fe6564880f01 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/redundant_semicolon.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/redundant_semicolon.rs
@@ -28,27 +28,19 @@ declare_lint_pass!(RedundantSemicolons => [REDUNDANT_SEMICOLONS]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for RedundantSemicolons {
     fn check_block(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, block: &Block) {
-        let mut after_item_stmt = false;
         let mut seq = None;
         for stmt in block.stmts.iter() {
             match (&stmt.kind, &mut seq) {
                 (StmtKind::Empty, None) => seq = Some((stmt.span, false)),
                 (StmtKind::Empty, Some(seq)) => *seq = (seq.0.to(stmt.span), true),
-                (_, seq) => {
-                    maybe_lint_redundant_semis(cx, seq, after_item_stmt);
-                    after_item_stmt = matches!(stmt.kind, StmtKind::Item(_));
-                }
+                (_, seq) => maybe_lint_redundant_semis(cx, seq),
             }
         }
-        maybe_lint_redundant_semis(cx, &mut seq, after_item_stmt);
+        maybe_lint_redundant_semis(cx, &mut seq);
     }
 }
 
-fn maybe_lint_redundant_semis(
-    cx: &EarlyContext<'_>,
-    seq: &mut Option<(Span, bool)>,
-    after_item_stmt: bool,
-) {
+fn maybe_lint_redundant_semis(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, seq: &mut Option<(Span, bool)>) {
     if let Some((span, multiple)) = seq.take() {
         // FIXME: Find a better way of ignoring the trailing
         // semicolon from macro expansion
@@ -56,12 +48,6 @@ fn maybe_lint_redundant_semis(
             return;
         }
 
-        // FIXME: Lint on semicolons after item statements
-        // once doing so doesn't break bootstrapping
-        if after_item_stmt {
-            return;
-        }
-
         cx.struct_span_lint(REDUNDANT_SEMICOLONS, span, |lint| {
             let (msg, rem) = if multiple {
                 ("unnecessary trailing semicolons", "remove these semicolons")
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
index 2ae28dcd0c478..9c206dfce5912 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ fn markdown_summary_with_limit(md: &str, length_limit: usize) -> (String, bool)
     fn push(s: &mut String, text_length: &mut usize, text: &str) {
         s.push_str(text);
         *text_length += text.len();
-    };
+    }
 
     'outer: for event in Parser::new_ext(md, summary_opts()) {
         match &event {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.rs b/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.rs
index 4592bc31a3976..8c79630b7fd2c 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-// check-pass
-// This test should stop compiling
-// we decide to enable this lint for item statements.
-
 #![deny(redundant_semicolons)]
 
 fn main() {
-    fn inner() {};
-    struct Bar {};
+    fn inner() {}; //~ ERROR unnecessary
+    struct Bar {}; //~ ERROR unnecessary
 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.stderr b/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..451b152cbe5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/redundant-semicolon/item-stmt-semi.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+error: unnecessary trailing semicolon
+  --> $DIR/item-stmt-semi.rs:4:18
+   |
+LL |     fn inner() {};
+   |                  ^ help: remove this semicolon
+   |
+note: the lint level is defined here
+  --> $DIR/item-stmt-semi.rs:1:9
+   |
+LL | #![deny(redundant_semicolons)]
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: unnecessary trailing semicolon
+  --> $DIR/item-stmt-semi.rs:5:18
+   |
+LL |     struct Bar {};
+   |                  ^ help: remove this semicolon
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+