diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/sources.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/sources.rs
index bae04f2095a3d..9fba6e9116282 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/sources.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/sources.rs
@@ -272,22 +272,16 @@ crate fn print_src(
 ) {
     let lines = s.lines().count();
     let mut line_numbers = Buffer::empty_from(buf);
-    let mut cols = 0;
-    let mut tmp = lines;
-    while tmp > 0 {
-        cols += 1;
-        tmp /= 10;
-    }
     line_numbers.write_str("<pre class=\"line-numbers\">");
     match source_context {
         SourceContext::Standalone => {
             for line in 1..=lines {
-                writeln!(line_numbers, "<span id=\"{0}\">{0:1$}</span>", line, cols)
+                writeln!(line_numbers, "<span id=\"{0}\">{0}</span>", line)
             }
         }
         SourceContext::Embedded { offset } => {
             for line in 1..=lines {
-                writeln!(line_numbers, "<span>{0:1$}</span>", line + offset, cols)
+                writeln!(line_numbers, "<span>{0}</span>", line + offset)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index f1e0a89883ab8..9a4b382a304ff 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ h2.location a {
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
+.line-numbers {
+	text-align: right;
+}
 .rustdoc:not(.source) .example-wrap > pre:not(.line-number) {
 	width: 100%;
 	overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/source-code-page.goml b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/source-code-page.goml
index 375ff4878e525..ad7080c39b842 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/source-code-page.goml
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/source-code-page.goml
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ assert-attribute: (".line-numbers > span:nth-child(6)", {"class": "line-highligh
 assert-attribute-false: (".line-numbers > span:nth-child(7)", {"class": "line-highlighted"})
 // This is to ensure that the content is correctly align with the line numbers.
 compare-elements-position: ("//*[@id='1']", ".rust > code > span", ("y"))
+
+// Assert that the line numbers text is aligned to the right.
+assert-css: (".line-numbers", {"text-align": "right"})