diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index c6a866582a4..3fa48688201 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -20925,7 +20925,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         function isGenericFunctionReturningFunction(signature: Signature) {
-            return !!(signature.typeParameters && getSingleCallSignature(getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature)));
+            return !!(signature.typeParameters && isFunctionType(getReturnTypeOfSignature(signature)));
         }
 
         /**