diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
index 7f072aa7e2fc4..093f8eff8398f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ impl FromClean<clean::Type> for Type {
 impl FromClean<clean::Path> for Path {
     fn from_clean(path: clean::Path, renderer: &JsonRenderer<'_>) -> Path {
         Path {
-            name: path.whole_name(),
+            name: path.last_opt().map_or(String::from(""), |s| String::from(s.as_str())),
             id: renderer.id_from_item_default(path.def_id().into()),
             args: path.segments.last().map(|args| Box::new(args.clone().args.into_json(renderer))),
         }
diff --git a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
index 84b33e3d86068..5a99977ded5eb 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub type FxHashMap<K, V> = HashMap<K, V>; // re-export for use in src/librustdoc
 /// This integer is incremented with every breaking change to the API,
 /// and is returned along with the JSON blob as [`Crate::format_version`].
 /// Consuming code should assert that this value matches the format version(s) that it supports.
-pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u32 = 37;
+pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u32 = 38;
 
 /// The root of the emitted JSON blob.
 ///
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-json/return_private.rs b/tests/rustdoc-json/return_private.rs
index 0b341e2bda7d2..c238a536e0d8d 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-json/return_private.rs
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-json/return_private.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod secret {
 }
 
 //@ has "$.index[*][?(@.name=='get_secret')].inner.function"
-//@ is "$.index[*][?(@.name=='get_secret')].inner.function.sig.output.resolved_path.name" \"secret::Secret\"
+//@ is "$.index[*][?(@.name=='get_secret')].inner.function.sig.output.resolved_path.name" \"Secret\"
 pub fn get_secret() -> secret::Secret {
     secret::Secret
 }