2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Global.scala b/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Global.scala
index c9b4603d74..6a833ab864 100644
--- a/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Global.scala
+++ b/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Global.scala
@@ -925,14 +925,14 @@ class Global(settings: Settings, _reporter: Reporter, projectName: String = "")
   }
 
   def stabilizedType(tree: Tree): Type = tree match {
-    case Ident(_) if tree.symbol.isStable =>
+    case Ident(_) if treeInfo.admitsTypeSelection(tree) =>
       singleType(NoPrefix, tree.symbol)
-    case Select(qual, _) if qual.tpe != null && tree.symbol.isStable =>
+    case Select(qual, _) if treeInfo.admitsTypeSelection(tree) =>
       singleType(qual.tpe, tree.symbol)
     case Import(expr, selectors) =>
       tree.symbol.info match {
         case analyzer.ImportType(expr) => expr match {
-          case s@Select(qual, name) => singleType(qual.tpe, s.symbol)
+          case s@Select(qual, name) if treeInfo.admitsTypeSelection(expr) => singleType(qual.tpe, s.symbol)
           case i : Ident => i.tpe
           case _ => tree.tpe
         }
diff --git a/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Picklers.scala b/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Picklers.scala
index b184afd0f5..900a06333d 100644
--- a/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Picklers.scala
+++ b/src/interactive/scala/tools/nsc/interactive/Picklers.scala
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ trait Picklers { self: Global =>
       if (!sym.isRoot) {
         ownerNames(sym.owner, buf)
         buf += (if (sym.isModuleClass) sym.sourceModule else sym).name
-        if (!sym.isType && !sym.isStable) {
+        if (!sym.isType && !sym.isStable) { // TODO: what's the reasoning behind this condition!?
           val sym1 = sym.owner.info.decl(sym.name)
           if (sym1.isOverloaded) {
             val index = sym1.alternatives.indexOf(sym)