diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
index 599f25147ce34..0f0736f87568b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ impl<'tcx> HirTyLowerer<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
 
     fn ct_infer(&self, ty: Ty<'tcx>, _: Option<&ty::GenericParamDef>, span: Span) -> Const<'tcx> {
         let ty = self.tcx.fold_regions(ty, |r, _| match *r {
+            rustc_type_ir::RegionKind::ReStatic => r,
+
             // This is never reached in practice. If it ever is reached,
             // `ReErased` should be changed to `ReStatic`, and any other region
             // left alone.
diff --git a/tests/crashes/123863.rs b/tests/crashes/123863.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e0f3ac9dcd729..0000000000000
--- a/tests/crashes/123863.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-//@ known-bug: #123863
-const fn concat_strs<const A: &'static str>() -> &'static str {
-    struct Inner<const A: &'static str>;
-    Inner::concat_strs::<"a">::A
-}
-pub fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/typeck/ice-unexpected-region-123863.rs b/tests/ui/typeck/ice-unexpected-region-123863.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d0242df5fd2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/typeck/ice-unexpected-region-123863.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const fn concat_strs<const A: &'static str>() -> &'static str {
+//~^ ERROR &'static str` is forbidden as the type of a const generic parameter
+    struct Inner<const A: &'static str>;
+//~^ ERROR &'static str` is forbidden as the type of a const generic parameter
+    Inner::concat_strs::<"a">::A
+//~^ ERROR ambiguous associated type
+}
+
+pub fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/typeck/ice-unexpected-region-123863.stderr b/tests/ui/typeck/ice-unexpected-region-123863.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..08f1ede95b45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/typeck/ice-unexpected-region-123863.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+error: `&'static str` is forbidden as the type of a const generic parameter
+  --> $DIR/ice-unexpected-region-123863.rs:1:31
+   |
+LL | const fn concat_strs<const A: &'static str>() -> &'static str {
+   |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: the only supported types are integers, `bool` and `char`
+help: add `#![feature(adt_const_params)]` to the crate attributes to enable more complex and user defined types
+   |
+LL + #![feature(adt_const_params)]
+   |
+
+error: `&'static str` is forbidden as the type of a const generic parameter
+  --> $DIR/ice-unexpected-region-123863.rs:3:27
+   |
+LL |     struct Inner<const A: &'static str>;
+   |                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: the only supported types are integers, `bool` and `char`
+help: add `#![feature(adt_const_params)]` to the crate attributes to enable more complex and user defined types
+   |
+LL + #![feature(adt_const_params)]
+   |
+
+error[E0223]: ambiguous associated type
+  --> $DIR/ice-unexpected-region-123863.rs:5:5
+   |
+LL |     Inner::concat_strs::<"a">::A
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: if there were a trait named `Example` with associated type `concat_strs` implemented for `Inner<_>`, you could use the fully-qualified path
+   |
+LL |     <Inner<_> as Example>::concat_strs::A
+   |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0223`.