diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 6b1da059163..603f5dae821 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -10655,6 +10655,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             // The identityMapper object is used to indicate that function expressions are wildcards
             if (contextualMapper === identityMapper && isContextSensitive(node)) {
+                checkNodeDeferred(node);
                 return anyFunctionType;
             }