diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index b5443127a8b..ca8d6c98a4b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -14349,7 +14349,10 @@ namespace ts {
                         // typeof a.b.c is normally resolved using `checkExpression` which in turn defers to `checkQualifiedName`
                         // That, in turn, ultimately uses `getPropertyOfType` on the type of the symbol, which differs slightly from
                         // the `exports` lookup process that only looks up namespace members which is used for most type references
-                        const next = node.isTypeOf ? getPropertyOfType(getTypeOfSymbol(resolveSymbol(currentNamespace)), current.escapedText) : getSymbol(getExportsOfSymbol(getMergedSymbol(resolveSymbol(currentNamespace))), current.escapedText, meaning);
+                        const mergedResolvedSymbol = getMergedSymbol(resolveSymbol(currentNamespace));
+                        const next = node.isTypeOf
+                            ? getPropertyOfType(getTypeOfSymbol(mergedResolvedSymbol), current.escapedText)
+                            : getSymbol(getExportsOfSymbol(mergedResolvedSymbol), current.escapedText, meaning);
                         if (!next) {
                             error(current, Diagnostics.Namespace_0_has_no_exported_member_1, getFullyQualifiedName(currentNamespace), declarationNameToString(current));
                             return links.resolvedType = errorType;