diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
index d6590322caab4..02ad361f9f59f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Avoid using the master cache during coherence and just rely
+        // Avoid using the global cache during coherence and just rely
         // on the local cache. This effectively disables caching
         // during coherence. It is really just a simplification to
         // avoid us having to fear that coherence results "pollute"
@@ -1509,6 +1509,12 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // Avoid using the global cache when we're defining opaque types
+        // as their hidden type may impact the result of candidate selection.
+        if !self.infcx.defining_opaque_types().is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Otherwise, we can use the global cache.
         true
     }
diff --git a/tests/crashes/119272.rs b/tests/ui/auto-traits/opaque_type_candidate_selection.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from tests/crashes/119272.rs
rename to tests/ui/auto-traits/opaque_type_candidate_selection.rs
index 02e2cfd09e2f8..d6973b76a6e1e 100644
--- a/tests/crashes/119272.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/auto-traits/opaque_type_candidate_selection.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-//@ known-bug: #119272
+//! used to ICE: #119272
+
+//@ check-pass
+
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
 mod defining_scope {
     use super::*;