diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/read_zero_byte_vec.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/read_zero_byte_vec.rs
index 94dec191103c..136beadf7b90 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/read_zero_byte_vec.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/read_zero_byte_vec.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ```
     #[clippy::version = "1.63.0"]
     pub READ_ZERO_BYTE_VEC,
-    correctness,
+    pedantic,
     "checks for reads into a zero-length `Vec`"
 }
 declare_lint_pass!(ReadZeroByteVec => [READ_ZERO_BYTE_VEC]);