diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
index d2306254e31426b7d6b6acbbcfc639afb50b5aed..460d505ba98b50b0de92d24d7988a839201e7f39 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ struct BaseError<'a> {
 
         // Try to lookup name in more relaxed fashion for better error reporting.
         let ident = path.last().unwrap().ident;
-        let candidates = self
+        let mut candidates = self
             .r
             .lookup_import_candidates(ident, ns, &self.parent_scope, is_expected)
             .into_iter()
@@ -408,6 +408,18 @@ struct BaseError<'a> {
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         let crate_def_id = CRATE_DEF_ID.to_def_id();
+        // Try to filter out intrinsics candidates, as long as we have
+        // some other candidates to suggest.
+        let intrinsic_candidates: Vec<_> = candidates
+            .drain_filter(|sugg| {
+                let path = path_names_to_string(&sugg.path);
+                path.starts_with("core::intrinsics::") || path.starts_with("std::intrinsics::")
+            })
+            .collect();
+        if candidates.is_empty() {
+            // Put them back if we have no more candidates to suggest...
+            candidates.extend(intrinsic_candidates);
+        }
         if candidates.is_empty() && is_expected(Res::Def(DefKind::Enum, crate_def_id)) {
             let mut enum_candidates: Vec<_> = self
                 .r
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/filter-intrinsics.rs b/src/test/ui/resolve/filter-intrinsics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c0956ef85aff6b2b6765880228149179d8a866d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/filter-intrinsics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main() {
+    // Should suggest only `std::mem::size_of`
+    let _ = size_of::<usize>();
+    //~^ ERROR cannot find
+
+    // Should suggest `std::intrinsics::fabsf64`,
+    // since there is no non-intrinsic to suggest.
+    let _ = fabsf64(1.0);
+    //~^ ERROR cannot find
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/resolve/filter-intrinsics.stderr b/src/test/ui/resolve/filter-intrinsics.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..955070891fbbea6084e5f9d027515d79dbe07b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/resolve/filter-intrinsics.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+error[E0425]: cannot find function `size_of` in this scope
+  --> $DIR/filter-intrinsics.rs:3:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = size_of::<usize>();
+   |             ^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |
+help: consider importing this function
+   |
+LL | use std::mem::size_of;
+   |
+
+error[E0425]: cannot find function `fabsf64` in this scope
+  --> $DIR/filter-intrinsics.rs:8:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = fabsf64(1.0);
+   |             ^^^^^^^ not found in this scope
+   |
+help: consider importing this function
+   |
+LL | use std::intrinsics::fabsf64;
+   |
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0425`.