diff --git a/library/core/src/panic/panic_info.rs b/library/core/src/panic/panic_info.rs
index 9d53567a26fd9..ee22521cb014c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/panic/panic_info.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/panic/panic_info.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::panic::Location;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PanicInfo<'a> {
     message: &'a fmt::Arguments<'a>,
-    location: &'a Location<'a>,
+    location: &'static Location<'static>,
     can_unwind: bool,
     force_no_backtrace: bool,
 }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl<'a> PanicInfo<'a> {
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn new(
         message: &'a fmt::Arguments<'a>,
-        location: &'a Location<'a>,
+        location: &'static Location<'static>,
         can_unwind: bool,
         force_no_backtrace: bool,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ impl<'a> PanicInfo<'a> {
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
     #[stable(feature = "panic_hooks", since = "1.10.0")]
-    pub fn location(&self) -> Option<&Location<'_>> {
+    pub fn location(&self) -> Option<&'static Location<'static>> {
         // NOTE: If this is changed to sometimes return None,
         // deal with that case in std::panicking::default_hook and core::panicking::panic_fmt.
-        Some(&self.location)
+        Some(self.location)
     }
 
     /// Returns the payload associated with the panic.
diff --git a/library/std/src/panic.rs b/library/std/src/panic.rs
index 5e8d2f8e78ec7..13be7371c2329 100644
--- a/library/std/src/panic.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/panic.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub type PanicInfo<'a> = PanicHookInfo<'a>;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PanicHookInfo<'a> {
     payload: &'a (dyn Any + Send),
-    location: &'a Location<'a>,
+    location: &'static Location<'static>,
     can_unwind: bool,
     force_no_backtrace: bool,
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct PanicHookInfo<'a> {
 impl<'a> PanicHookInfo<'a> {
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn new(
-        location: &'a Location<'a>,
+        location: &'static Location<'static>,
         payload: &'a (dyn Any + Send),
         can_unwind: bool,
         force_no_backtrace: bool,
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ impl<'a> PanicHookInfo<'a> {
     #[must_use]
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "panic_hooks", since = "1.10.0")]
-    pub fn location(&self) -> Option<&Location<'_>> {
+    pub fn location(&self) -> Option<&'static Location<'static>> {
         // NOTE: If this is changed to sometimes return None,
         // deal with that case in std::panicking::default_hook and core::panicking::panic_fmt.
-        Some(&self.location)
+        Some(self.location)
     }
 
     /// Returns whether the panic handler is allowed to unwind the stack from
diff --git a/library/std/src/panicking.rs b/library/std/src/panicking.rs
index 8b7282c51d123..e489d0f9f807e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/panicking.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/panicking.rs
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ fn payload_as_str(payload: &dyn Any) -> &str {
 #[optimize(size)]
 fn panic_with_hook(
     payload: &mut dyn PanicPayload,
-    location: &Location<'_>,
+    location: &'static Location<'static>,
     can_unwind: bool,
     force_no_backtrace: bool,
 ) -> ! {