diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 4e0f2792d9749..92cf73870ff13 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -321,8 +321,14 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
             // The fields are not expanded yet.
             return;
         }
-        let def_ids = fields.iter().map(|field| self.r.local_def_id(field.id).to_def_id());
-        self.r.field_def_ids.insert(def_id, self.r.tcx.arena.alloc_from_iter(def_ids));
+        let fields = fields
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(i, field)| {
+                field.ident.unwrap_or_else(|| Ident::from_str_and_span(&format!("{i}"), field.span))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        self.r.field_names.insert(def_id, fields);
     }
 
     fn insert_field_visibilities_local(&mut self, def_id: DefId, fields: &[ast::FieldDef]) {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
index 50a4e03d233a7..ffd495aa9857e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -1726,11 +1726,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
         )) = binding.kind
         {
             let def_id = self.tcx.parent(ctor_def_id);
-            return self
-                .field_def_ids(def_id)?
-                .iter()
-                .map(|&field_id| self.def_span(field_id))
-                .reduce(Span::to); // None for `struct Foo()`
+            return self.field_idents(def_id)?.iter().map(|&f| f.span).reduce(Span::to); // None for `struct Foo()`
         }
         None
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
index 764cc350182a6..941fb6436df92 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
@@ -1532,17 +1532,17 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
                     if !this.has_private_fields(def_id) {
                         // If the fields of the type are private, we shouldn't be suggesting using
                         // the struct literal syntax at all, as that will cause a subsequent error.
-                        let field_ids = this.r.field_def_ids(def_id);
-                        let (fields, applicability) = match field_ids {
-                            Some(field_ids) => {
-                                let fields = field_ids.iter().map(|&id| this.r.tcx.item_name(id));
-
+                        let fields = this.r.field_idents(def_id);
+                        let has_fields = fields.as_ref().is_some_and(|f| !f.is_empty());
+                        let (fields, applicability) = match fields {
+                            Some(fields) => {
                                 let fields = if let Some(old_fields) = old_fields {
                                     fields
+                                        .iter()
                                         .enumerate()
                                         .map(|(idx, new)| (new, old_fields.get(idx)))
                                         .map(|(new, old)| {
-                                            let new = new.to_ident_string();
+                                            let new = new.name.to_ident_string();
                                             if let Some(Some(old)) = old
                                                 && new != *old
                                             {
@@ -1553,17 +1553,17 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
                                         })
                                         .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                                 } else {
-                                    fields.map(|f| format!("{f}{tail}")).collect::<Vec<String>>()
+                                    fields
+                                        .iter()
+                                        .map(|f| format!("{f}{tail}"))
+                                        .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                                 };
 
                                 (fields.join(", "), applicability)
                             }
                             None => ("/* fields */".to_string(), Applicability::HasPlaceholders),
                         };
-                        let pad = match field_ids {
-                            Some([]) => "",
-                            _ => " ",
-                        };
+                        let pad = if has_fields { " " } else { "" };
                         err.span_suggestion(
                             span,
                             format!("use struct {descr} syntax instead"),
@@ -1723,12 +1723,9 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
                             &args[..],
                         );
                         // Use spans of the tuple struct definition.
-                        self.r.field_def_ids(def_id).map(|field_ids| {
-                            field_ids
-                                .iter()
-                                .map(|&field_id| self.r.def_span(field_id))
-                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                        })
+                        self.r
+                            .field_idents(def_id)
+                            .map(|fields| fields.iter().map(|f| f.span).collect::<Vec<_>>())
                     }
                     _ => None,
                 };
@@ -1791,7 +1788,7 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
             (Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Fn), ctor_def_id), _) if ns == ValueNS => {
                 let def_id = self.r.tcx.parent(ctor_def_id);
                 err.span_label(self.r.def_span(def_id), format!("`{path_str}` defined here"));
-                let fields = self.r.field_def_ids(def_id).map_or_else(
+                let fields = self.r.field_idents(def_id).map_or_else(
                     || "/* fields */".to_string(),
                     |field_ids| vec!["_"; field_ids.len()].join(", "),
                 );
@@ -2017,12 +2014,9 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
                     if let Some(Res::Def(DefKind::Struct | DefKind::Union, did)) =
                         resolution.full_res()
                     {
-                        if let Some(field_ids) = self.r.field_def_ids(did) {
-                            if let Some(field_id) = field_ids
-                                .iter()
-                                .find(|&&field_id| ident.name == self.r.tcx.item_name(field_id))
-                            {
-                                return Some(AssocSuggestion::Field(self.r.def_span(*field_id)));
+                        if let Some(fields) = self.r.field_idents(did) {
+                            if let Some(field) = fields.iter().find(|id| ident.name == id.name) {
+                                return Some(AssocSuggestion::Field(field.span));
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -2418,7 +2412,7 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
                 match kind {
                     CtorKind::Const => false,
                     CtorKind::Fn => {
-                        !self.r.field_def_ids(def_id).is_some_and(|field_ids| field_ids.is_empty())
+                        !self.r.field_idents(def_id).is_some_and(|field_ids| field_ids.is_empty())
                     }
                 }
             };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
index 38963ef4ef092..7bf32a023f1e1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ pub struct Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
     extern_prelude: FxHashMap<Ident, ExternPreludeEntry<'a>>,
 
     /// N.B., this is used only for better diagnostics, not name resolution itself.
-    field_def_ids: LocalDefIdMap<&'tcx [DefId]>,
+    field_names: LocalDefIdMap<Vec<Ident>>,
 
     /// Span of the privacy modifier in fields of an item `DefId` accessible with dot syntax.
     /// Used for hints during error reporting.
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
             prelude: None,
             extern_prelude,
 
-            field_def_ids: Default::default(),
+            field_names: Default::default(),
             field_visibility_spans: FxHashMap::default(),
 
             determined_imports: Vec::new(),
@@ -2127,10 +2127,18 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn field_def_ids(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<&'tcx [DefId]> {
+    fn field_idents(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<Vec<Ident>> {
         match def_id.as_local() {
-            Some(def_id) => self.field_def_ids.get(&def_id).copied(),
-            None => Some(self.tcx.associated_item_def_ids(def_id)),
+            Some(def_id) => self.field_names.get(&def_id).cloned(),
+            None => Some(
+                self.tcx
+                    .associated_item_def_ids(def_id)
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|&def_id| {
+                        Ident::new(self.tcx.item_name(def_id), self.tcx.def_span(def_id))
+                    })
+                    .collect(),
+            ),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/resolve/field-and-method-in-self-not-available-in-assoc-fn.stderr b/tests/ui/resolve/field-and-method-in-self-not-available-in-assoc-fn.stderr
index 3c44c1c249ce2..2f624f24804c8 100644
--- a/tests/ui/resolve/field-and-method-in-self-not-available-in-assoc-fn.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/resolve/field-and-method-in-self-not-available-in-assoc-fn.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `field` in this scope
   --> $DIR/field-and-method-in-self-not-available-in-assoc-fn.rs:11:9
    |
 LL |     field: u32,
-   |     ---------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |     ----- a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |     fn field(&self) -> u32 {
    |        ----- a method by that name is available on `Self` here
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `field` in this scope
   --> $DIR/field-and-method-in-self-not-available-in-assoc-fn.rs:12:15
    |
 LL |     field: u32,
-   |     ---------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |     ----- a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |     fn field(&self) -> u32 {
    |        ----- a method by that name is available on `Self` here
diff --git a/tests/ui/resolve/issue-2356.stderr b/tests/ui/resolve/issue-2356.stderr
index 5f75ae988702f..74a2c9268a2f9 100644
--- a/tests/ui/resolve/issue-2356.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/resolve/issue-2356.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `whiskers` in this scope
   --> $DIR/issue-2356.rs:39:5
    |
 LL |   whiskers: isize,
-   |   --------------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |   -------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |     whiskers -= other;
    |     ^^^^^^^^
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `whiskers` in this scope
   --> $DIR/issue-2356.rs:84:5
    |
 LL |   whiskers: isize,
-   |   --------------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |   -------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |     whiskers = 4;
    |     ^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/tests/ui/resolve/issue-60057.stderr b/tests/ui/resolve/issue-60057.stderr
index a2ab86443536c..8737cf770015f 100644
--- a/tests/ui/resolve/issue-60057.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/resolve/issue-60057.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `banana` in this scope
   --> $DIR/issue-60057.rs:8:21
    |
 LL |     banana: u8,
-   |     ---------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |     ------ a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |             banana: banana
    |                     ^^^^^^
diff --git a/tests/ui/resolve/typo-suggestion-for-variable-with-name-similar-to-struct-field.stderr b/tests/ui/resolve/typo-suggestion-for-variable-with-name-similar-to-struct-field.stderr
index 0306c8af87d85..5662021a2d523 100644
--- a/tests/ui/resolve/typo-suggestion-for-variable-with-name-similar-to-struct-field.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/resolve/typo-suggestion-for-variable-with-name-similar-to-struct-field.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `config` in this scope
   --> $DIR/typo-suggestion-for-variable-with-name-similar-to-struct-field.rs:7:16
    |
 LL |     config: String,
-   |     -------------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |     ------ a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |         Self { config }
    |                ^^^^^^ help: a local variable with a similar name exists: `cofig`
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `config` in this scope
   --> $DIR/typo-suggestion-for-variable-with-name-similar-to-struct-field.rs:11:20
    |
 LL |     config: String,
-   |     -------------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |     ------ a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |         println!("{config}");
    |                    ^^^^^^ help: a local variable with a similar name exists: `cofig`
diff --git a/tests/ui/resolve/unresolved_static_type_field.stderr b/tests/ui/resolve/unresolved_static_type_field.stderr
index e3de0a3fb74b3..f039eef2e06b9 100644
--- a/tests/ui/resolve/unresolved_static_type_field.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/resolve/unresolved_static_type_field.stderr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ error[E0425]: cannot find value `cx` in this scope
   --> $DIR/unresolved_static_type_field.rs:9:11
    |
 LL |     cx: bool,
-   |     -------- a field by that name exists in `Self`
+   |     -- a field by that name exists in `Self`
 ...
 LL |         f(cx);
    |           ^^