diff --git a/naga/src/diagnostic_filter.rs b/naga/src/diagnostic_filter.rs
index 95655462d5..05c98063ae 100644
--- a/naga/src/diagnostic_filter.rs
+++ b/naga/src/diagnostic_filter.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //!
 //! This functionality is typically used by front ends via [`DiagnosticFilterMap`].
 
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use crate::{Handle, Span};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "arbitrary")]
@@ -52,6 +54,14 @@ impl Severity {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for Severity {
+    type Err = ();
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::from_ident(s).ok_or(())
+    }
+}
+
 /// The rule being configured in a [`DiagnosticFilter`].
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(Serialize))]
diff --git a/naga/src/front/wgsl/parse/mod.rs b/naga/src/front/wgsl/parse/mod.rs
index 4c7b3a20ef..abe993862e 100644
--- a/naga/src/front/wgsl/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/naga/src/front/wgsl/parse/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::diagnostic_filter::{
-    DiagnosticFilter, DiagnosticFilterMap, DiagnosticFilterNode, DiagnosticTriggeringRule, Severity,
+    DiagnosticFilter, DiagnosticFilterMap, DiagnosticFilterNode, DiagnosticTriggeringRule,
 };
 use crate::front::wgsl::error::{Error, ExpectedToken};
 use crate::front::wgsl::parse::directive::DirectiveKind;
@@ -2572,11 +2572,12 @@ impl Parser {
         lexer.expect(Token::Paren('('))?;
 
         let (severity_control_name, severity_control_name_span) = lexer.next_ident_with_span()?;
-        let new_severity = Severity::from_ident(severity_control_name).ok_or(
-            Error::DiagnosticInvalidSeverity {
-                severity_control_name_span,
-            },
-        )?;
+        let new_severity =
+            severity_control_name
+                .parse()
+                .map_err(|()| Error::DiagnosticInvalidSeverity {
+                    severity_control_name_span,
+                })?;
 
         lexer.expect(Token::Separator(','))?;