diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 0e2d91efe0f..acca7e571b8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -8515,7 +8515,7 @@ namespace ts {
             if (flags & TypeFlags.Intersection) {
                 return addTypesToIntersection(typeSet, includes, (<IntersectionType>type).types);
             }
-            if (getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.Anonymous && isEmptyObjectType(type)) {
+            if (getObjectFlags(type) & ObjectFlags.EmptyObjectType) {
                 includes |= TypeFlags.EmptyObject;
             }
             else {