diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index 22d70fa64e..3d53f3d1e3 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -2006,7 +2006,9 @@ proc semTypeIdent(c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
         # proc signature for example
         if c.inGenericInst > 0:
           let bound = result.typ.elementType.sym
-          if bound != nil: return bound
+          # the symbol may still point to the uninstantiated generic body type 
+          if bound != nil and bound.typ == result.typ.elementType:
+            return bound
           return result
         if result.typ.sym == nil:
           localError(c.config, n.info, errTypeExpected)
diff --git a/tests/generics/tgenerics_issues.nim b/tests/generics/tgenerics_issues.nim
index da202874e1..e865c8f7be 100644
--- a/tests/generics/tgenerics_issues.nim
+++ b/tests/generics/tgenerics_issues.nim
@@ -902,3 +902,15 @@ block: # issue #25494
       a, b, c
 
   foo[MyEnum]()
+
+block: # issue #25005
+  type
+    RpcResponse[T] = ref object
+      result: T
+
+  func testit[T](p: var ref T) =
+    p = new(T)
+
+  var v: RpcResponse[string]
+  testit(v)
+