1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/reflect/scala/reflect/internal/Kinds.scala b/src/reflect/scala/reflect/internal/Kinds.scala
index 08686832ef..3ab7b20ecd 100644
--- a/src/reflect/scala/reflect/internal/Kinds.scala
+++ b/src/reflect/scala/reflect/internal/Kinds.scala
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ trait Kinds {
           )
         }
         else {
+          hkarg.initialize // SI-7902 otherwise hkarg.typeParams yields List(NoSymbol)!
           debuglog("checkKindBoundsHK recursing to compare params of "+ hkparam +" with "+ hkarg)
           kindErrors ++= checkKindBoundsHK(
             hkarg.typeParams,
@@ -229,4 +230,4 @@ trait Kinds {
       }
     }
   }
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}