diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
index 581f177ad14f6..5087258737806 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Ident, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
-use smallvec::{smallvec, SmallVec};
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::mem;
 use tracing::{debug, trace};
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         )
     }
 
-    fn lower_local(&mut self, l: &Local) -> hir::Local<'hir> {
+    fn lower_local(&mut self, l: &Local) -> &'hir hir::Local<'hir> {
         let ty = l
             .ty
             .as_ref()
@@ -1795,14 +1795,14 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         let init = l.init.as_ref().map(|e| self.lower_expr(e));
         let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(l.id);
         self.lower_attrs(hir_id, &l.attrs);
-        hir::Local {
+        self.arena.alloc(hir::Local {
             hir_id,
             ty,
             pat: self.lower_pat(&l.pat),
             init,
             span: l.span,
             source: hir::LocalSource::Normal,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     fn lower_fn_params_to_names(&mut self, decl: &FnDecl) -> &'hir [Ident] {
@@ -2388,15 +2388,9 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
     }
 
     fn lower_block_noalloc(&mut self, b: &Block, targeted_by_break: bool) -> hir::Block<'hir> {
-        let (stmts, expr) = match &*b.stmts {
-            [stmts @ .., Stmt { kind: StmtKind::Expr(e), .. }] => (stmts, Some(&*e)),
-            stmts => (stmts, None),
-        };
-        let stmts = self.arena.alloc_from_iter(stmts.iter().flat_map(|stmt| self.lower_stmt(stmt)));
-        let expr = expr.map(|e| self.lower_expr(e));
+        let (stmts, expr) = self.lower_stmts(&b.stmts);
         let rules = self.lower_block_check_mode(&b.rules);
         let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(b.id);
-
         hir::Block { hir_id, stmts, expr, rules, span: b.span, targeted_by_break }
     }
 
@@ -2414,50 +2408,56 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         })
     }
 
-    fn lower_stmt(&mut self, s: &Stmt) -> SmallVec<[hir::Stmt<'hir>; 1]> {
-        let (hir_id, kind) = match s.kind {
-            StmtKind::Local(ref l) => {
-                let l = self.lower_local(l);
-                let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(s.id);
-                self.alias_attrs(hir_id, l.hir_id);
-                return smallvec![hir::Stmt {
-                    hir_id,
-                    kind: hir::StmtKind::Local(self.arena.alloc(l)),
-                    span: s.span,
-                }];
-            }
-            StmtKind::Item(ref it) => {
-                // Can only use the ID once.
-                let mut id = Some(s.id);
-                return self
-                    .lower_item_id(it)
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|item_id| {
-                        let hir_id = id
-                            .take()
-                            .map(|id| self.lower_node_id(id))
-                            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.next_id());
-
-                        hir::Stmt { hir_id, kind: hir::StmtKind::Item(item_id), span: s.span }
-                    })
-                    .collect();
-            }
-            StmtKind::Expr(ref e) => {
-                let e = self.lower_expr(e);
-                let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(s.id);
-                self.alias_attrs(hir_id, e.hir_id);
-                (hir_id, hir::StmtKind::Expr(e))
-            }
-            StmtKind::Semi(ref e) => {
-                let e = self.lower_expr(e);
-                let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(s.id);
-                self.alias_attrs(hir_id, e.hir_id);
-                (hir_id, hir::StmtKind::Semi(e))
+    fn lower_stmts(
+        &mut self,
+        ast_stmts: &[Stmt],
+    ) -> (&'hir [hir::Stmt<'hir>], Option<&'hir hir::Expr<'hir>>) {
+        let mut stmts = SmallVec::<[hir::Stmt<'hir>; 8]>::new();
+        let mut expr = None;
+        for (i, s) in ast_stmts.iter().enumerate() {
+            match s.kind {
+                StmtKind::Local(ref l) => {
+                    let l = self.lower_local(l);
+                    let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(s.id);
+                    self.alias_attrs(hir_id, l.hir_id);
+                    let kind = hir::StmtKind::Local(l);
+                    stmts.push(hir::Stmt { hir_id, kind, span: s.span });
+                }
+                StmtKind::Item(ref it) => {
+                    stmts.extend(self.lower_item_id(it).into_iter().enumerate().map(
+                        |(i, item_id)| {
+                            let hir_id = match i {
+                                0 => self.lower_node_id(s.id),
+                                _ => self.next_id(),
+                            };
+
+                            hir::Stmt { hir_id, kind: hir::StmtKind::Item(item_id), span: s.span }
+                        },
+                    ));
+                }
+                StmtKind::Expr(ref e) => {
+                    let e = self.lower_expr(e);
+                    if i == ast_stmts.len() - 1 {
+                        expr = Some(e);
+                    } else {
+                        let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(s.id);
+                        self.alias_attrs(hir_id, e.hir_id);
+                        let kind = hir::StmtKind::Expr(e);
+                        stmts.push(hir::Stmt { hir_id, kind, span: s.span });
+                    }
+                }
+                StmtKind::Semi(ref e) => {
+                    let e = self.lower_expr(e);
+                    let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(s.id);
+                    self.alias_attrs(hir_id, e.hir_id);
+                    let kind = hir::StmtKind::Semi(e);
+                    stmts.push(hir::Stmt { hir_id, kind, span: s.span });
+                }
+                StmtKind::Empty => {}
+                StmtKind::MacCall(..) => panic!("shouldn't exist here"),
             }
-            StmtKind::Empty => return smallvec![],
-            StmtKind::MacCall(..) => panic!("shouldn't exist here"),
-        };
-        smallvec![hir::Stmt { hir_id, kind, span: s.span }]
+        }
+        (self.arena.alloc_from_iter(stmts), expr)
     }
 
     fn lower_block_check_mode(&mut self, b: &BlockCheckMode) -> hir::BlockCheckMode {