diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 47b0a53a8c3..51ef0a6058c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -5027,6 +5027,7 @@ namespace ts {
         function getTypeFromTupleTypeNode(node: TupleTypeNode): Type {
             const links = getNodeLinks(node);
             if (!links.resolvedType) {
+                checkTupleType(node);
                 links.resolvedType = createTupleType(map(node.elementTypes, getTypeFromTypeNode));
             }
             return links.resolvedType;