diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/lib.rs
index 9273c2103d442..224f30f96a295 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/lib.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ fn mir_promoted(
 
     let const_qualifs = match tcx.def_kind(def) {
         DefKind::Fn | DefKind::AssocFn | DefKind::Closure
-            if tcx.constness(def) == hir::Constness::Const =>
+            if tcx.hir_body_const_context(def).is_some() =>
         {
             tcx.mir_const_qualif(def)
         }
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/issue-153891.rs b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/issue-153891.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5fd614fd41c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/issue-153891.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Regression test for issue #153891.
+#![feature(const_closures)]
+
+trait Tr {
+    const fn test() {
+        //~^ ERROR functions in traits cannot be declared const
+        (const || {})()
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/issue-153891.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/issue-153891.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0f4a1eb5eb915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/const-traits/issue-153891.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+error[E0379]: functions in traits cannot be declared const
+  --> $DIR/issue-153891.rs:5:5
+   |
+LL |     const fn test() {
+   |     ^^^^^-
+   |     |
+   |     functions in traits cannot be const
+   |     help: remove the `const`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0379`.