diff --git a/compiler/sem.nim b/compiler/sem.nim
index 44a4c1c1e6..58183261fa 100644
--- a/compiler/sem.nim
+++ b/compiler/sem.nim
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ proc fitNode(c: PContext, formal: PType, arg: PNode; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
     result = nil
     for ch in arg:
       if sameType(ch.typ, formal):
-        return getConstExpr(c.module, ch, c.idgen, c.graph)
+        return ch
     typeMismatch(c.config, info, formal, arg.typ, arg)
   else:
     result = indexTypesMatch(c, formal, arg.typ, arg)
diff --git a/tests/enum/toverloadedname.nim b/tests/enum/toverloadedname.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d11b0fb831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/enum/toverloadedname.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+block: # issue #23998
+  type
+    Enum {.pure.} = enum
+      a
+    Obj = object
+      a: Enum
+  proc test(a: Enum) = discard Obj(a: a)