diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/mod.rs
index 9b814f6b7ee66a371961d63e45695356f9e7acd8..2f64597a510f090367505aa9303db3a47a3673d4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/astconv/mod.rs
@@ -337,6 +337,14 @@ fn create_substs_for_ast_path<'a>(
             infer_args,
         );
 
+        // Skip processing if type has no generic parameters.
+        // Traits always have `Self` as a generic parameter, which means they will not return early
+        // here and so associated type bindings will be handled regardless of whether there are any
+        // non-`Self` generic parameters.
+        if generic_params.params.len() == 0 {
+            return (tcx.intern_substs(&[]), vec![], arg_count);
+        }
+
         let is_object = self_ty.map_or(false, |ty| ty == self.tcx().types.trait_object_dummy_self);
 
         struct SubstsForAstPathCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {