diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_type_annotations.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_type_annotations.rs
index b9a0dc3d57a3..8e9234bba3c8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_type_annotations.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_type_annotations.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for RedundantTypeAnnotations {
                         | LitKind::ByteStr(..)
                         | LitKind::Byte(..)
                         | LitKind::Char(..)
-                        | LitKind::Bool(..) => {
+                        | LitKind::Bool(..)
+                        | LitKind::CStr(..) => {
                             span_lint(cx, REDUNDANT_TYPE_ANNOTATIONS, local.span, "redundant type annotation");
                         },
                         LitKind::Int(..) | LitKind::Float(..) => {