diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index 0c6bb26e95..3eb485f8fd 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -592,14 +592,20 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, a: PType): TTypeRelation =
     else:
       result = typeRel(c, x, a) # check if it fits
   of tyTypeDesc:
-    if a.kind == tyTypeDesc:
-      if f.sonsLen == 0:
-        result = isGeneric
+    var prev = PType(idTableGet(c.bindings, f))
+    if prev == nil:
+      if a.kind == tyTypeDesc:
+        if f.sonsLen == 0:
+          result = isGeneric
+        else:
+          result = matchTypeClass(c, f, a.sons[0])
+        if result == isGeneric:
+          put(c.bindings, f, a)
       else:
-        result = matchTypeClass(c, f, a.sons[0])
-      if result == isGeneric: put(c.bindings, f, a)
+        result = isNone
     else:
-      result = isNone
+      InternalAssert prev.sonsLen == 1
+      result = typeRel(c, prev.sons[0], a)
   of tyExpr, tyStmt:
     result = isGeneric
   of tyProxy:
diff --git a/tests/reject/tbindtypedesc.nim b/tests/reject/tbindtypedesc.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6fbae5374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reject/tbindtypedesc.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+discard """
+  line: 11
+  file: "tbindtypedesc.nim"
+  errormsg: "type mismatch: got (typedesc[float], string)"
+"""
+
+proc foo(T: typedesc; some: T) =
+  echo($some)
+
+foo int, 4
+foo float, "bad"
+