diff --git a/src/chains.rs b/src/chains.rs
index bf09d817ed1..f0312f451cf 100644
--- a/src/chains.rs
+++ b/src/chains.rs
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ impl Rewrite for Chain {
         };
 
         formatter.format_root(&self.parent, context, shape)?;
-        if let Some(result) = formatter.pure_root() {
-            return wrap_str(result, context.config.max_width(), shape);
+        if let result @ Some(_) = formatter.pure_root() {
+            return result;
         }
 
         // Decide how to layout the rest of the chain.
diff --git a/tests/source/chains.rs b/tests/source/chains.rs
index c77f5bac4cb..7e1aefc5184 100644
--- a/tests/source/chains.rs
+++ b/tests/source/chains.rs
@@ -264,3 +264,11 @@ fn issue_3034() {
     disallowed_headers.iter().any(|header| *header == name) ||
         disallowed_header_prefixes.iter().any(|prefix| name.starts_with(prefix))
 }
+
+fn issue_5823() {
+    a.b(
+      |    | {
+     let c = "very long text for formatting test of very long text, frequently used on logging and other situations";
+        }
+    );
+}
diff --git a/tests/target/chains.rs b/tests/target/chains.rs
index 292da298195..ae6e4e884ee 100644
--- a/tests/target/chains.rs
+++ b/tests/target/chains.rs
@@ -304,3 +304,9 @@ fn issue_3034() {
     disallowed_headers.iter().any(|header| *header == name)
         || disallowed_header_prefixes.iter().any(|prefix| name.starts_with(prefix))
 }
+
+fn issue_5823() {
+    a.b(|| {
+        let c = "very long text for formatting test of very long text, frequently used on logging and other situations";
+    });
+}