diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_late_init.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_late_init.rs
index 4e19a2f409dd..6960371fc4a5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_late_init.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_late_init.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then;
 use clippy_utils::path_to_local;
-use clippy_utils::source::{SourceText, SpanRangeExt};
+use clippy_utils::source::{SourceText, SpanRangeExt, snippet};
 use clippy_utils::ty::needs_ordered_drop;
 use clippy_utils::visitors::{for_each_expr, for_each_expr_without_closures, is_local_used};
 use core::ops::ControlFlow;
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ fn stmt_needs_ordered_drop(cx: &LateContext<'_>, stmt: &Stmt<'_>) -> bool {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct LocalAssign {
     lhs_id: HirId,
-    lhs_span: Span,
     rhs_span: Span,
     span: Span,
 }
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ impl LocalAssign {
 
             Some(Self {
                 lhs_id: path_to_local(lhs)?,
-                lhs_span: lhs.span,
                 rhs_span: rhs.span.source_callsite(),
                 span,
             })
@@ -281,7 +279,10 @@ fn check<'tcx>(
                         format!("move the declaration `{binding_name}` here"),
                         vec![
                             (local_stmt.span, String::new()),
-                            (assign.lhs_span, let_snippet.to_owned()),
+                            (
+                                assign.span,
+                                let_snippet.to_owned() + " = " + &snippet(cx, assign.rhs_span, ".."),
+                            ),
                         ],
                         Applicability::MachineApplicable,
                     );
diff --git a/tests/ui/needless_late_init.fixed b/tests/ui/needless_late_init.fixed
index eb67e6cc8282..391d4bc3fcc7 100644
--- a/tests/ui/needless_late_init.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/needless_late_init.fixed
@@ -297,3 +297,9 @@ fn issue13776() {
     let x;
     issue13776_mac!(x, 10); // should not lint
 }
+
+fn issue9895() {
+    
+    //~^ needless_late_init
+    let r = 5;
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/needless_late_init.rs b/tests/ui/needless_late_init.rs
index 7de2202dc323..6096e8300e1a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/needless_late_init.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/needless_late_init.rs
@@ -297,3 +297,9 @@ fn issue13776() {
     let x;
     issue13776_mac!(x, 10); // should not lint
 }
+
+fn issue9895() {
+    let r;
+    //~^ needless_late_init
+    (r = 5);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/needless_late_init.stderr b/tests/ui/needless_late_init.stderr
index 02fd2811da58..e7c36136847b 100644
--- a/tests/ui/needless_late_init.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/needless_late_init.stderr
@@ -275,5 +275,21 @@ LL |         },
 LL ~     };
    |
 
-error: aborting due to 16 previous errors
+error: unneeded late initialization
+  --> tests/ui/needless_late_init.rs:302:5
+   |
+LL |     let r;
+   |     ^^^^^^ created here
+LL |
+LL |     (r = 5);
+   |     ^^^^^^^ initialised here
+   |
+help: move the declaration `r` here
+   |
+LL ~     
+LL |
+LL ~     let r = 5;
+   |
+
+error: aborting due to 17 previous errors