diff --git a/compiler/ccgtrav.nim b/compiler/ccgtrav.nim
index 4215a84b1..7a2e221ee 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtrav.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtrav.nim
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ proc genTraverseProc(c: var TTraversalClosure, accessor: Rope, typ: PType) =
 
   var p = c.p
   case typ.kind
-  of tyGenericInst, tyGenericBody, tyTypeDesc, tyAlias, tyDistinct:
+  of tyGenericInst, tyGenericBody, tyTypeDesc, tyAlias, tyDistinct, tyInferred:
     genTraverseProc(c, accessor, lastSon(typ))
   of tyArray:
     let arraySize = lengthOrd(typ.sons[0])
diff --git a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
index 4c85294b2..80383ea84 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ proc scopeMangledParam(p: BProc; param: PSym) =
 
 const
   irrelevantForBackend = {tyGenericBody, tyGenericInst, tyGenericInvocation,
-                          tyDistinct, tyRange, tyStatic, tyAlias}
+                          tyDistinct, tyRange, tyStatic, tyAlias, tyInferred}
 
 proc typeName(typ: PType): Rope =
   let typ = typ.skipTypes(irrelevantForBackend)