diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/resolve_imports.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/resolve_imports.rs
index 9f6395fa9071a..58e0df1cd7ce9 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/resolve_imports.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/resolve_imports.rs
@@ -1313,15 +1313,15 @@ impl<'a, 'b:'a> ImportResolver<'a, 'b> {
         if !is_redundant.is_empty() &&
             is_redundant.present_items().all(|is_redundant| is_redundant)
         {
+            let mut redundant_spans: Vec<_> = redundant_span.present_items().collect();
+            redundant_spans.sort();
+            redundant_spans.dedup();
             self.session.buffer_lint_with_diagnostic(
                 UNUSED_IMPORTS,
                 directive.id,
                 directive.span,
                 &format!("the item `{}` is imported redundantly", ident),
-                BuiltinLintDiagnostics::RedundantImport(
-                    redundant_span.present_items().collect(),
-                    ident,
-                ),
+                BuiltinLintDiagnostics::RedundantImport(redundant_spans, ident),
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-59896.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-59896.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cecf2c5c22b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-59896.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#![deny(unused_imports)]
+
+struct S;
+
+fn main() {
+    use S;  //~ ERROR the item `S` is imported redundantly
+
+    let _s = S;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-59896.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-59896.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef78f27fa69a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-59896.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+error: the item `S` is imported redundantly
+  --> $DIR/issue-59896.rs:6:9
+   |
+LL | struct S;
+   | --------- the item `S` is already defined here
+...
+LL |     use S;
+   |         ^
+   |
+note: lint level defined here
+  --> $DIR/issue-59896.rs:1:9
+   |
+LL | #![deny(unused_imports)]
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+