1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Infer.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Infer.scala
index 295b66b17f..23dd28aac4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Infer.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Infer.scala
@@ -363,10 +363,7 @@ trait Infer {
     def makeFullyDefined(tp: Type): Type = {
       val tparams = new ListBuffer[Symbol]
       def addTypeParam(bounds: TypeBounds): Type = {
-        val tparam =
-          context.owner.newAbstractType(context.tree.pos.focus, newTypeName("_"+tparams.size))
-            .setFlag(EXISTENTIAL)
-            .setInfo(bounds)
+        val tparam = context.owner.newExistential(newTypeName("_"+tparams.size), context.tree.pos.focus) setInfo bounds
         tparams += tparam
         tparam.tpe
       }