diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index d801f67902..6597cbc798 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType,
           if tfExplicitCallConv in target.flags and
               target.callConv != effectiveArgType.callConv:
             return isNone
-        put(c, f, a)
+        if doBind: put(c, f, a)
         return isGeneric
       else:
         return isNone
diff --git a/tests/lookups/issue_23172/m23172.nim b/tests/lookups/issue_23172/m23172.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36af48761c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lookups/issue_23172/m23172.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+type
+  Foo* = object
+  Bar* = object
+
+func `$`*(x: Foo | Bar): string =
+  "X"
diff --git a/tests/lookups/t23172.nim b/tests/lookups/t23172.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9edf9905a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lookups/t23172.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import issue_23172/m23172
+
+type FooX = distinct Foo
+
+func `$`*(x: FooX): string =
+  $m23172.Foo(x)
+
+var a: FooX
+doAssert $a == "X"