diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
index cd73f09b42d87..4cb7e7cd7d14b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late.rs
@@ -3954,6 +3954,7 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> {
             // Avoid recording definition of `A::B` in `<T as A>::B::C`.
             self.r.record_partial_res(node_id, partial_res);
             self.resolve_elided_lifetimes_in_path(partial_res, path, source, path_span);
+            self.lint_unused_qualifications(path, ns, finalize);
         }
 
         partial_res
@@ -4165,39 +4166,6 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> {
             PathResult::Indeterminate => bug!("indeterminate path result in resolve_qpath"),
         };
 
-        if path.iter().all(|seg| !seg.ident.span.from_expansion()) {
-            let end_pos =
-                path.iter().position(|seg| seg.has_generic_args).map_or(path.len(), |pos| pos + 1);
-            let unqualified =
-                path[..end_pos].iter().enumerate().skip(1).rev().find_map(|(i, seg)| {
-                    // Preserve the current namespace for the final path segment, but use the type
-                    // namespace for all preceding segments
-                    //
-                    // e.g. for `std::env::args` check the `ValueNS` for `args` but the `TypeNS` for
-                    // `std` and `env`
-                    //
-                    // If the final path segment is beyond `end_pos` all the segments to check will
-                    // use the type namespace
-                    let ns = if i + 1 == path.len() { ns } else { TypeNS };
-                    let res = self.r.partial_res_map.get(&seg.id?)?.full_res()?;
-                    let binding = self.resolve_ident_in_lexical_scope(seg.ident, ns, None, None)?;
-
-                    (res == binding.res()).then_some(seg)
-                });
-
-            if let Some(unqualified) = unqualified {
-                self.r.lint_buffer.buffer_lint_with_diagnostic(
-                    lint::builtin::UNUSED_QUALIFICATIONS,
-                    finalize.node_id,
-                    finalize.path_span,
-                    "unnecessary qualification",
-                    lint::BuiltinLintDiag::UnusedQualifications {
-                        removal_span: finalize.path_span.until(unqualified.ident.span),
-                    },
-                );
-            }
-        }
-
         Ok(Some(result))
     }
 
@@ -4676,6 +4644,42 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, 'b, 'ast, 'tcx> {
             self.r.doc_link_traits_in_scope = doc_link_traits_in_scope;
         }
     }
+
+    fn lint_unused_qualifications(&mut self, path: &[Segment], ns: Namespace, finalize: Finalize) {
+        if path.iter().any(|seg| seg.ident.span.from_expansion()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let end_pos =
+            path.iter().position(|seg| seg.has_generic_args).map_or(path.len(), |pos| pos + 1);
+        let unqualified = path[..end_pos].iter().enumerate().skip(1).rev().find_map(|(i, seg)| {
+            // Preserve the current namespace for the final path segment, but use the type
+            // namespace for all preceding segments
+            //
+            // e.g. for `std::env::args` check the `ValueNS` for `args` but the `TypeNS` for
+            // `std` and `env`
+            //
+            // If the final path segment is beyond `end_pos` all the segments to check will
+            // use the type namespace
+            let ns = if i + 1 == path.len() { ns } else { TypeNS };
+            let res = self.r.partial_res_map.get(&seg.id?)?.full_res()?;
+            let binding = self.resolve_ident_in_lexical_scope(seg.ident, ns, None, None)?;
+
+            (res == binding.res()).then_some(seg)
+        });
+
+        if let Some(unqualified) = unqualified {
+            self.r.lint_buffer.buffer_lint_with_diagnostic(
+                lint::builtin::UNUSED_QUALIFICATIONS,
+                finalize.node_id,
+                finalize.path_span,
+                "unnecessary qualification",
+                lint::BuiltinLintDiag::UnusedQualifications {
+                    removal_span: path[0].ident.span.until(unqualified.ident.span),
+                },
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Walks the whole crate in DFS order, visiting each item, counting the declared number of
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.fixed b/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.fixed
index ab450f8b7347d..2b1f8b591752a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.fixed
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ fn main() {
     use std::fmt;
     let _: fmt::Result = Ok(()); //~ ERROR: unnecessary qualification
 
+    let _ = <bool as Default>::default(); // issue #121999
+    //~^ ERROR: unnecessary qualification
+
     macro_rules! m { ($a:ident, $b:ident) => {
         $crate::foo::bar(); // issue #37357
         ::foo::bar(); // issue #38682
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.rs b/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.rs
index 84a36f509eb9e..002fdbf7724a7 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ fn main() {
     use std::fmt;
     let _: std::fmt::Result = Ok(()); //~ ERROR: unnecessary qualification
 
+    let _ = <bool as ::std::default::Default>::default(); // issue #121999
+    //~^ ERROR: unnecessary qualification
+
     macro_rules! m { ($a:ident, $b:ident) => {
         $crate::foo::bar(); // issue #37357
         ::foo::bar(); // issue #38682
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.stderr b/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.stderr
index 45e1525f4bf8c..8dddcf23f7575 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/lint/lint-qualification.stderr
@@ -87,5 +87,17 @@ LL -     let _: std::fmt::Result = Ok(());
 LL +     let _: fmt::Result = Ok(());
    |
 
-error: aborting due to 7 previous errors
+error: unnecessary qualification
+  --> $DIR/lint-qualification.rs:27:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = <bool as ::std::default::Default>::default(); // issue #121999
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: remove the unnecessary path segments
+   |
+LL -     let _ = <bool as ::std::default::Default>::default(); // issue #121999
+LL +     let _ = <bool as Default>::default(); // issue #121999
+   |
+
+error: aborting due to 8 previous errors