1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
index b8fe46745..e02e90df1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
@@ -998,11 +998,17 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
           lhsType // keep constant types that fill in for a non-constant (to be revised when inline has landed).
         else inherited
       else {
-        if (sym is Implicit) {
-          val resStr = if (mdef.isInstanceOf[DefDef]) "result " else ""
-          ctx.error(s"${resStr}type of implicit definition needs to be given explicitly", mdef.pos)
+        def missingType(modifier: String) = {
+          ctx.error(s"${modifier}type of implicit definition needs to be given explicitly", mdef.pos)
           sym.resetFlag(Implicit)
+
         }
+        if (sym is Implicit)
+          mdef match {
+            case _: DefDef => missingType("result")
+            case _: ValDef if sym.owner.isType => missingType("")
+            case _ =>
+          }
         lhsType orElse WildcardType
       }
     }