diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs
index f598ada900fee..1c78bef98527a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs
@@ -1229,8 +1229,15 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                     );
 
-                    // we don't want to throw `E0027` in case we have thrown `E0026` for them
-                    unmentioned_fields.retain(|&x| x.name != suggested_name);
+                    // When we have a tuple struct used with struct we don't want to suggest using
+                    // the (valid) struct syntax with numeric field names. Instead we want to
+                    // suggest the expected syntax. We infer that this is the case by parsing the
+                    // `Ident` into an unsized integer. The suggestion will be emitted elsewhere in
+                    // `smart_resolve_context_dependent_help`.
+                    if suggested_name.to_ident_string().parse::<usize>().is_err() {
+                        // We don't want to throw `E0027` in case we have thrown `E0026` for them.
+                        unmentioned_fields.retain(|&x| x.name != suggested_name);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.rs
index 45879d68b3541..5254f45d7c2de 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enum MyOption<T> {
 fn main() {
     match MyOption::MySome(42) {
         MyOption::MySome { x: 42 } => (),
-        //~^ ERROR variant `MyOption::MySome` does not have a field named `x`
+        //~^ ERROR tuple variant `MyOption::MySome` written as struct variant
         _ => (),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.stderr
index 6efc7f0c06e11..fc034a0cbf3b8 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-17800.stderr
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-error[E0026]: variant `MyOption::MySome` does not have a field named `x`
-  --> $DIR/issue-17800.rs:8:28
+error[E0769]: tuple variant `MyOption::MySome` written as struct variant
+  --> $DIR/issue-17800.rs:8:9
    |
 LL |         MyOption::MySome { x: 42 } => (),
-   |                            ^
-   |                            |
-   |                            variant `MyOption::MySome` does not have this field
-   |                            help: a field with a similar name exists: `0`
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: use the tuple variant pattern syntax instead: `MyOption::MySome(42)`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0026`.
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0769`.