7 files changed, 30 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
index b5e58efaff..7419ec3bce 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
@@ -3246,7 +3246,9 @@ trait Typers extends Modes with Adaptations with Taggings {
           reportAnnotationError(NestedAnnotationError(ann, annType))
         } else {
           val typedAnn = if (selfsym == NoSymbol) {
-            typed(ann, mode, annClass.tpe)
+            // local dummy fixes SI-5544
+            val localTyper = newTyper(context.make(ann, context.owner.newLocalDummy(ann.pos)))
+            localTyper.typed(ann, mode, annClass.tpe)
           } else {
             // Since a selfsym is supplied, the annotation should have
             // an extra "self" identifier in scope for type checking.
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t5544.check b/test/files/neg/t5544.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4113935a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t5544.check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Test_2.scala:2: error: value baz is not a member of object Api
+  Api.baz
+      ^
+one error found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t5544/Api_1.scala b/test/files/neg/t5544/Api_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77637f440a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t5544/Api_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
+
+class ann(val bar: Any) extends StaticAnnotation
+
+object Api {
+  @ann({def baz = "baz!!"})
+  def foo = println("foo")
+}
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t5544/Test_2.scala b/test/files/neg/t5544/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c8c99cbc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t5544/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+object Test extends App {
+  Api.baz
+}
diff --git a/test/files/run/t5544.check b/test/files/run/t5544.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..257cc5642c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t5544.check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foo
diff --git a/test/files/run/t5544/Api_1.scala b/test/files/run/t5544/Api_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4c92864de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t5544/Api_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
+
+class ann(val bar: Any) extends StaticAnnotation
+
+object Api {
+  @ann({def foo = "foo!!"})
+  def foo = println("foo")
+}
diff --git a/test/files/run/t5544/Test_2.scala b/test/files/run/t5544/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..285f8959e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/t5544/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+object Test extends App {
+  Api.foo
+}