1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
index 69d3fd7f47..04d9d67d68 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
@@ -4687,7 +4687,10 @@ trait Typers extends Modes with Adaptations with Tags {
             )
             val (tree2, pre2) = makeAccessible(tree1, defSym, pre, qual)
             // assert(pre.typeArgs isEmpty) // no need to add #2416-style check here, right?
-            stabilize(tree2, pre2, mode, pt)
+            val tree3 = stabilize(tree2, pre2, mode, pt)
+            // SI-5967 Important to replace param type A* with Seq[A] when seen from from a reference, to avoid
+            //         inference errors in pattern matching.
+            tree3 setType dropRepeatedParamType(tree3.tpe)
           }
         }
       }