diff --git a/internal/checker/checker.go b/internal/checker/checker.go
index 74fbd0f01a..d08794a76f 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker.go
@@ -21669,7 +21669,7 @@ func (c *Checker) getTypeFromTypeLiteralOrFunctionOrConstructorTypeNode(node *as
 	if links.resolvedType == nil {
 		// Deferred resolution of members is handled by resolveObjectTypeMembers
 		alias := c.getAliasForTypeNode(node)
-		if len(c.getMembersOfSymbol(node.Symbol())) == 0 && alias == nil {
+		if sym := node.Symbol(); sym == nil || len(c.getMembersOfSymbol(sym)) == 0 && alias == nil {
 			links.resolvedType = c.emptyTypeLiteralType
 		} else {
 			t := c.newObjectType(ObjectFlagsAnonymous, node.Symbol())