diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index dc02f6e06..10e17d59a 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -686,7 +686,9 @@ proc evalAtCompileTime(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     # implicit statics.
     if n.len > 1:
       for i in 1 .. <n.len:
-        if n[i].typ.kind != tyStatic or tfUnresolved notin n[i].typ.flags:
+        # see bug #2113, it's possible that n[i].typ for errornous code:
+        if n[i].typ.isNil or n[i].typ.kind != tyStatic or
+            tfUnresolved notin n[i].typ.flags:
           break maybeLabelAsStatic
       n.typ = newTypeWithSons(c, tyStatic, @[n.typ])
       n.typ.flags.incl tfUnresolved