diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
index 9501e93bad534..6a83d98e84019 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
@@ -195,12 +195,26 @@ fn make_format_args(
                                     Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                                 );
                             } else {
-                                let sugg_fmt = match args.explicit_args().len() {
-                                    0 => "{}".to_string(),
-                                    count => {
-                                        format!("{}{{}}", "{} ".repeat(count))
+                                let not_impl_display_trait = |kind: &ExprKind| -> bool {
+                                    match kind {
+                                        ExprKind::Block(b, None) if b.stmts.is_empty() => true,
+                                        ExprKind::Tup(v) if v.is_empty() => true,
+                                        _ => false,
                                     }
                                 };
+
+                                let mut sugg_fmt = "".to_string();
+                                for kind in [&efmt.kind]
+                                    .into_iter()
+                                    .chain(args.explicit_args().into_iter().map(|a| &a.expr.kind))
+                                {
+                                    sugg_fmt.push_str(if not_impl_display_trait(kind) {
+                                        "{:?} "
+                                    } else {
+                                        "{} "
+                                    });
+                                }
+                                sugg_fmt = sugg_fmt.trim_end().to_string();
                                 err.span_suggestion(
                                     unexpanded_fmt_span.shrink_to_lo(),
                                     "you might be missing a string literal to format with",
diff --git a/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.fixed b/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..85a367327d3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//@ run-rustfix
+#![allow(unused_labels)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = "123";
+    println!("{:?} {} {}", {}, "sss", s);
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+    println!("{:?}", {});
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+    println!("{} {} {} {:?}", s, "sss", s, {});
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+    println!("{:?} {} {:?}", (), s, {});
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs b/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fd093153a94ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//@ run-rustfix
+#![allow(unused_labels)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = "123";
+    println!({}, "sss", s);
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+    println!({});
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+    println!(s, "sss", s, {});
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+    println!((), s, {});
+    //~^ ERROR format argument must be a string literal
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.stderr b/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7671150686c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/macros/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+error: format argument must be a string literal
+  --> $DIR/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs:6:14
+   |
+LL |     println!({}, "sss", s);
+   |              ^^
+   |
+help: you might be missing a string literal to format with
+   |
+LL |     println!("{:?} {} {}", {}, "sss", s);
+   |              +++++++++++++
+
+error: format argument must be a string literal
+  --> $DIR/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs:8:14
+   |
+LL |     println!({});
+   |              ^^
+   |
+help: you might be missing a string literal to format with
+   |
+LL |     println!("{:?}", {});
+   |              +++++++
+
+error: format argument must be a string literal
+  --> $DIR/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs:10:14
+   |
+LL |     println!(s, "sss", s, {});
+   |              ^
+   |
+help: you might be missing a string literal to format with
+   |
+LL |     println!("{} {} {} {:?}", s, "sss", s, {});
+   |              ++++++++++++++++
+
+error: format argument must be a string literal
+  --> $DIR/format-empty-block-unit-tuple-suggestion-130170.rs:12:14
+   |
+LL |     println!((), s, {});
+   |              ^^
+   |
+help: you might be missing a string literal to format with
+   |
+LL |     println!("{:?} {} {:?}", (), s, {});
+   |              +++++++++++++++
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+