diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
index b84cbf9c62941..98db36b12be67 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
@@ -4011,6 +4011,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ast, 'ra: 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'ast, 'ra, 'tcx> {
                 let instead = res.is_some();
                 let suggestion = if let Some((start, end)) = this.diag_metadata.in_range
                     && path[0].ident.span.lo() == end.span.lo()
+                    && !matches!(start.kind, ExprKind::Lit(_))
                 {
                     let mut sugg = ".";
                     let mut span = start.span.between(end.span);
diff --git a/tests/ui/range/misleading-field-access-hint.rs b/tests/ui/range/misleading-field-access-hint.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..252f1a4833c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/range/misleading-field-access-hint.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Check if rustc still displays the misleading hint to write `.` instead of `..`
+fn main() {
+    let width = 10;
+    // ...
+    for _ in 0..w {
+        //~^ ERROR cannot find value `w`
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/range/misleading-field-access-hint.stderr b/tests/ui/range/misleading-field-access-hint.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9b112a5fdd834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/range/misleading-field-access-hint.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0425]: cannot find value `w` in this scope
+  --> $DIR/misleading-field-access-hint.rs:5:17
+   |
+LL |     for _ in 0..w {
+   |                 ^ not found in this scope
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0425`.