diff --git a/serde_derive/src/lib.rs b/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
index 6876c24a..5d2e5b85 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mod try;
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Serialize, attributes(serde))]
 pub fn derive_serialize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let input: DeriveInput = syn::parse(input).unwrap();
+    let input = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
     ser::expand_derive_serialize(&input)
         .unwrap_or_else(compile_error)
         .into()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn derive_serialize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Deserialize, attributes(serde))]
 pub fn derive_deserialize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let input: DeriveInput = syn::parse(input).unwrap();
+    let input = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
     de::expand_derive_deserialize(&input)
         .unwrap_or_else(compile_error)
         .into()