diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs
index 140ae837a1723..896bd79b20bf4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help;
 use clippy_utils::is_from_proc_macro;
 use clippy_utils::ty::needs_ordered_drop;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
-use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, ByRef, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Local, Node, Pat, PatKind, QPath};
+use rustc_hir::{
+    BindingAnnotation, ByRef, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Local, Node, Pat, PatKind, QPath,
+};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
-use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
+use rustc_middle::lint::{in_external_macro, is_from_async_await};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
 
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantLocals {
             // the local is user-controlled
             if !in_external_macro(cx.sess(), local.span);
             if !is_from_proc_macro(cx, expr);
+            // Async function parameters are lowered into the closure body, so we can't lint them.
+            // see `lower_maybe_async_body` in `rust_ast_lowering`
+            if !is_from_async_await(local.span);
             then {
                 span_lint_and_help(
                     cx,
@@ -93,7 +98,12 @@ fn find_binding(pat: &Pat<'_>, name: Ident) -> Option<BindingAnnotation> {
 }
 
 /// Check if a rebinding of a local affects the code's drop behavior.
-fn affects_drop_behavior<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, bind: HirId, rebind: HirId, rebind_expr: &Expr<'tcx>) -> bool {
+fn affects_drop_behavior<'tcx>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
+    bind: HirId,
+    rebind: HirId,
+    rebind_expr: &Expr<'tcx>,
+) -> bool {
     let hir = cx.tcx.hir();
 
     // the rebinding is in a different scope than the original binding