diff --git a/gcc/rust/hir/rust-ast-lower-base.cc b/gcc/rust/hir/rust-ast-lower-base.cc
index eac2cba5c75..1197f855be4 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/hir/rust-ast-lower-base.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/hir/rust-ast-lower-base.cc
@@ -993,12 +993,9 @@ ASTLoweringBase::lower_extern_block (AST::ExternBlock &extern_block)
 void
 ASTLoweringBase::lower_macro_definition (AST::MacroRulesDefinition &def)
 {
-  auto is_export = false;
-  for (const auto &attr : def.get_outer_attrs ())
-    if (attr.get_path ().as_string () == Values::Attributes::MACRO_EXPORT)
-      is_export = true;
-
-  if (is_export)
+  
+  
+  if (Analysis::Attributes::is_macro_export(def.get_outer_attrs()))
     {
       mappings.insert_exported_macro (def);
       mappings.insert_ast_item (&def);
diff --git a/gcc/rust/resolve/rust-toplevel-name-resolver-2.0.cc b/gcc/rust/resolve/rust-toplevel-name-resolver-2.0.cc
index e51aef8e9d0..89b57a8bd9f 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/resolve/rust-toplevel-name-resolver-2.0.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/resolve/rust-toplevel-name-resolver-2.0.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "rust-ast-full.h"
 #include "rust-hir-map.h"
 #include "rust-attribute-values.h"
+#include "rust-attributes.h"
 
 namespace Rust {
 namespace Resolver2_0 {
@@ -168,15 +169,15 @@ TopLevel::visit (AST::ExternCrate &crate)
 		crate.get_referenced_crate ());
 }
 
-static bool
-is_macro_export (AST::MacroRulesDefinition &def)
-{
-  for (const auto &attr : def.get_outer_attrs ())
-    if (attr.get_path ().as_string () == Values::Attributes::MACRO_EXPORT)
-      return true;
+// static bool
+// is_macro_export (AST::MacroRulesDefinition &def)
+// {
+//   for (const auto &attr : def.get_outer_attrs ())
+//     if (attr.get_path ().as_string () == Values::Attributes::MACRO_EXPORT)
+//       return true;
 
-  return false;
-}
+//   return false;
+// }
 
 void
 TopLevel::visit (AST::MacroRulesDefinition &macro)
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ TopLevel::visit (AST::MacroRulesDefinition &macro)
   // crate if they are marked with #[macro_export]. The execption to this is
   // macros 2.0, which get resolved and inserted like regular items.
 
-  if (is_macro_export (macro))
+  if (Analysis::Attributes::is_macro_export (macro.get_outer_attrs()))
     {
       auto res = ctx.macros.insert_at_root (macro.get_rule_name (),
 					    macro.get_node_id ());
diff --git a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
index 45ebf8c6546..bbe966bec77 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ Attributes::is_known (const std::string &attribute_path)
 
   return !lookup.is_error ();
 }
+bool
+Attributes::is_macro_export (AST::AttrVec outer_attrs)
+{
+  for (auto &attr : outer_attrs)
+    {
+      if (attr.get_path ().as_string() == Values::Attributes::MACRO_EXPORT)
+	{
+	  return true;
+	}
+    }
+  return false;
+}
 
 using Attrs = Values::Attributes;
 
diff --git a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
index c341b3e0a5d..9c8e1ab7884 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
+++ b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Attributes
 {
 public:
   static bool is_known (const std::string &attribute_path);
+  static bool is_macro_export (AST::AttrVec outer_attrs);
 };
 
 enum CompilerPass