diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index 71302e6bc4..7083b052f4 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ proc typeRelImpl(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType,
     considerPreviousT:
       let targetKind = f.sons[0].kind
       let effectiveArgType = a.skipTypes({tyRange, tyGenericInst,
-                                          tyBuiltInTypeClass, tyAlias, tySink})
+                                          tyBuiltInTypeClass, tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned})
       let typeClassMatches = targetKind == effectiveArgType.kind and
                              not effectiveArgType.isEmptyContainer
       if typeClassMatches or