diff --git a/src/minmax.rs b/src/minmax.rs
index a94b0b42e..3171a9514 100644
--- a/src/minmax.rs
+++ b/src/minmax.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::cmp::PartialOrd;
 use std::cmp::Ordering::*;
 
 use consts::{Constant, constant_simple};
-use utils::{match_path, span_lint};
+use utils::{match_def_path, span_lint};
 use self::MinMax::{Min, Max};
 
 declare_lint!(pub MIN_MAX, Warn,
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ impl LintPass for MinMaxPass {
 
 impl LateLintPass for MinMaxPass {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, expr: &Expr) {
-        if let Some((outer_max, outer_c, oe)) = min_max(expr) {
-            if let Some((inner_max, inner_c, _)) = min_max(oe) {
+        if let Some((outer_max, outer_c, oe)) = min_max(cx, expr) {
+            if let Some((inner_max, inner_c, _)) = min_max(cx, oe) {
                 if outer_max == inner_max { return; }
                 match (outer_max, outer_c.partial_cmp(&inner_c)) {
                     (_, None) | (Max, Some(Less)) | (Min, Some(Greater)) => (),
@@ -44,13 +44,15 @@ enum MinMax {
     Max,
 }
 
-fn min_max(expr: &Expr) -> Option<(MinMax, Constant, &Expr)> {
+fn min_max<'a>(cx: &LateContext, expr: &'a Expr) -> Option<(MinMax, Constant, &'a Expr)> {
     if let ExprCall(ref path, ref args) = expr.node {
-        if let ExprPath(None, ref path) = path.node {
-            if match_path(path, &["std", "cmp", "min"]) {
+        if let ExprPath(None, _) = path.node {
+            let def_id = cx.tcx.def_map.borrow()[&path.id].def_id();
+
+            if match_def_path(cx, def_id, &["core", "cmp", "min"]) {
                 fetch_const(args, Min)
             } else {
-                if match_path(path, &["std", "cmp", "max"]) {
+                if match_def_path(cx, def_id, &["core", "cmp", "max"]) {
                     fetch_const(args, Max)
                 } else {
                     None
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/min_max.rs b/tests/compile-fail/min_max.rs
index 5a5fae493..9a6794afe 100644
--- a/tests/compile-fail/min_max.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/min_max.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #![deny(clippy)]
 
 use std::cmp::{min, max};
+use std::cmp::min as my_min;
+use std::cmp::max as my_max;
 
 const LARGE : usize = 3;
 
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ fn main() {
     max(min(x, 1), 3); //~ERROR this min/max combination leads to constant result
     max(3, min(x, 1)); //~ERROR this min/max combination leads to constant result
 
+    my_max(3, my_min(x, 1)); //~ERROR this min/max combination leads to constant result
+
     min(3, max(1, x)); // ok, could be 1, 2 or 3 depending on x
 
     min(1, max(LARGE, x)); // no error, we don't lookup consts here