object Msg { trait T trait TSeq object TSeq { implicit def fromSeq(s: Seq[T]): TSeq = error("stub") } def render { val msgs: TSeq = (List[(Any, Any)]().flatMap { case (a, b) => { a match { case _ => b match { case _ => error("stub") } } } } /*: Seq[T] Adding this type annotation avoids the compile error.*/) } }