diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
index a1cbcac1a9a76..904a4125f2f72 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
@@ -260,41 +260,9 @@ impl<'a> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_> {
                 return (err, candidates);
             }
 
-            // Check if the first argument is `self` and suggest calling a method.
-            let mut has_self_arg = None;
-            if let PathSource::Expr(parent) = source {
-                match &parent.map(|p| &p.kind) {
-                    Some(ExprKind::Call(_, args)) if args.len() > 0 => {
-                        let mut expr_kind = &args[0].kind;
-                        loop {
-                            match expr_kind {
-                                ExprKind::Path(_, arg_name) if arg_name.segments.len() == 1 => {
-                                    if arg_name.segments[0].ident.name == kw::SelfLower {
-                                        let call_span = parent.unwrap().span;
-                                        let args_span = if args.len() > 1 {
-                                            Some(Span::new(
-                                                args[1].span.lo(),
-                                                args.last().unwrap().span.hi(),
-                                                call_span.ctxt(),
-                                            ))
-                                        } else {
-                                            None
-                                        };
-                                        has_self_arg = Some((call_span, args_span));
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                },
-                                ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, expr) => expr_kind = &expr.kind,
-                                _ => break,
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    _ => (),
-                }
-            };
-
-            if let Some((call_span, args_span)) = has_self_arg {
-                let mut args_snippet: String = String::from("");
+            // If the first argument in call is `self` suggest calling a method.
+            if let Some((call_span, args_span)) = self.call_has_self_arg(source) {
+                let mut args_snippet = String::new();
                 if let Some(args_span) = args_span {
                     if let Ok(snippet) = self.r.session.source_map().span_to_snippet(args_span) {
                         args_snippet = snippet;
@@ -348,6 +316,43 @@ impl<'a> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_> {
         (err, candidates)
     }
 
+    /// Check if the source is call expression and the first argument is `self`. If true,
+    /// return the span of whole call and the span for all arguments expect the first one (`self`).
+    fn call_has_self_arg(&self, source: PathSource<'_>) -> Option<(Span, Option<Span>)> {
+        let mut has_self_arg = None;
+        if let PathSource::Expr(parent) = source {
+            match &parent.map(|p| &p.kind) {
+                Some(ExprKind::Call(_, args)) if args.len() > 0 => {
+                    let mut expr_kind = &args[0].kind;
+                    loop {
+                        match expr_kind {
+                            ExprKind::Path(_, arg_name) if arg_name.segments.len() == 1 => {
+                                if arg_name.segments[0].ident.name == kw::SelfLower {
+                                    let call_span = parent.unwrap().span;
+                                    let tail_args_span = if args.len() > 1 {
+                                        Some(Span::new(
+                                            args[1].span.lo(),
+                                            args.last().unwrap().span.hi(),
+                                            call_span.ctxt(),
+                                        ))
+                                    } else {
+                                        None
+                                    };
+                                    has_self_arg = Some((call_span, tail_args_span));
+                                }
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, expr) => expr_kind = &expr.kind,
+                            _ => break,
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => (),
+            }
+        };
+        return has_self_arg;
+    }
+
     fn followed_by_brace(&self, span: Span) -> (bool, Option<(Span, String)>) {
         // HACK(estebank): find a better way to figure out that this was a
         // parser issue where a struct literal is being used on an expression