diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs
index 7eff93881b26..842a206f96b3 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ty.rs
@@ -1160,7 +1160,12 @@ pub fn make_normalized_projection<'tcx>(
 ) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
     fn helper<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, param_env: ParamEnv<'tcx>, ty: AliasTy<'tcx>) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        if let Some((i, arg)) = ty.args.iter().enumerate().find(|(_, arg)| arg.has_late_bound_regions()) {
+        if let Some((i, arg)) = ty
+            .args
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .find(|(_, arg)| arg.has_escaping_bound_vars())
+        {
             debug_assert!(
                 false,
                 "args contain late-bound region at index `{i}` which can't be normalized.\n\
@@ -1233,7 +1238,12 @@ pub fn make_normalized_projection_with_regions<'tcx>(
 ) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
     fn helper<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, param_env: ParamEnv<'tcx>, ty: AliasTy<'tcx>) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        if let Some((i, arg)) = ty.args.iter().enumerate().find(|(_, arg)| arg.has_late_bound_regions()) {
+        if let Some((i, arg)) = ty
+            .args
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .find(|(_, arg)| arg.has_escaping_bound_vars())
+        {
             debug_assert!(
                 false,
                 "args contain late-bound region at index `{i}` which can't be normalized.\n\