1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TryCatchPatterns.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TryCatchPatterns.scala
index 9a6ecef51..a651c0c74 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TryCatchPatterns.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TryCatchPatterns.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import core.Symbols._
 import core.StdNames._
 import ast.Trees._
 import core.Types._
+import core.NameExtractors.ExceptionBinderName
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Decorators._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Flags
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Contexts.Context
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class TryCatchPatterns extends MiniPhaseTransform {
       implicit ctx: Context, info: TransformerInfo): Option[CaseDef] = {
     if (patternMatchCases.isEmpty) None
     else {
-      val exName = ctx.freshName("ex").toTermName
+      val exName = ExceptionBinderName.fresh()
       val fallbackSelector =
         ctx.newSymbol(ctx.owner, exName, Flags.Synthetic | Flags.Case, defn.ThrowableType, coord = pos)
       val sel = Ident(fallbackSelector.termRef).withPos(pos)