diff --git a/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc b/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc
index 50d134a429f..ec6919dca14 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@ get_lang_item_attr (const T &maybe_lang_item)
 	  continue;
 	}
 
-      bool is_lang_item = str_path == Values::Attributes::LANG
-			  && attr.has_attr_input ()
-			  && attr.get_attr_input ().get_attr_input_type ()
-			       == AST::AttrInput::AttrInputType::LITERAL;
-
-      if (is_lang_item)
+      if (Analysis::Attributes::is_lang_item (str_path, attr))
 	{
 	  auto &literal
 	    = static_cast<AST::AttrInputLiteral &> (attr.get_attr_input ());
diff --git a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
index 45ebf8c6546..1a66be25ccf 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ Attributes::is_known (const std::string &attribute_path)
 
   return !lookup.is_error ();
 }
+bool
+Attributes::is_lang_item (const std::string &attribute_path,
+			  const AST::Attribute &attr)
+{
+  return ((attribute_path == Values::Attributes::LANG) && attr.has_attr_input ()
+	  && (attr.get_attr_input ().get_attr_input_type ()
+	      == AST::AttrInput::AttrInputType::LITERAL));
+}
 
 using Attrs = Values::Attributes;
 
diff --git a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
index c341b3e0a5d..c0d1bed6445 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
+++ b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Attributes
 {
 public:
   static bool is_known (const std::string &attribute_path);
+  static bool is_lang_item (const std::string &attribute_path,
+			    const AST::Attribute &attr);
 };
 
 enum CompilerPass