diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
index ddb0c7484348..1b4e507d47bc 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for RedundantClone {
         let mir = cx.tcx.optimized_mir(def_id);
         let mir_read_only = mir.unwrap_read_only();
 
+        if mir.generator_drop.is_some() {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let maybe_storage_live_result = MaybeStorageLive
             .into_engine(cx.tcx, mir, def_id)
             .iterate_to_fixpoint()
diff --git a/tests/ui/crashes/ice-5238.rs b/tests/ui/crashes/ice-5238.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ea324127fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/crashes/ice-5238.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Regression test for #5238
+
+#![feature(generators, generator_trait)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let _ = || {
+        yield;
+    };
+}