diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
index 327c18e85..a997fd8b6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@ fn check_doc<'a, Events: Iterator<Item = (pulldown_cmark::Event<'a>, Range<usize
     headers
 }
 
+static LEAVE_MAIN_PATTERNS: &[&str] = &["static", "fn main() {}", "extern crate"];
+
 fn check_code(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, text: &str, span: Span) {
-    if text.contains("fn main() {") && !(text.contains("static") || text.contains("fn main() {}")) {
+    if text.contains("fn main() {") && !LEAVE_MAIN_PATTERNS.iter().any(|p| text.contains(p)) {
         span_lint(cx, NEEDLESS_DOCTEST_MAIN, span, "needless `fn main` in doctest");
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/needless_doc_main.rs b/tests/ui/needless_doc_main.rs
index d2a3857b5..813d26061 100644
--- a/tests/ui/needless_doc_main.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/needless_doc_main.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ fn bad_doctest() {}
 ///     assert_eq!(42, ANSWER);
 /// }
 /// ```
+///
+/// Neither should this lint because of `extern crate`:
+/// ```
+/// #![feature(test)]
+/// extern crate test;
+/// fn main() {
+///     assert_eq(1u8, test::black_box(1));
+/// }
+/// ```
 fn no_false_positives() {}
 
 fn main() {