diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index d49f115ea8..e2a4df3ffe 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -611,8 +611,7 @@ proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       n[1] = makeTypeSymNode(c, lhsType, n[1].info)
       lhsType = n[1].typ
   else:
-    if lhsType.base.kind == tyNone or
-        (c.inGenericContext > 0 and lhsType.base.containsGenericType):
+    if c.inGenericContext > 0 and lhsType.base.containsGenericType:
       # BUGFIX: don't evaluate this too early: ``T is void``
       return
 
diff --git a/tests/types/tisopr.nim b/tests/types/tisopr.nim
index 64b3d03c00..c95b63c90f 100644
--- a/tests/types/tisopr.nim
+++ b/tests/types/tisopr.nim
@@ -165,3 +165,7 @@ block: # previously tisop.nim
       doAssert f.y.typeof is float
       doAssert f.z.typeof is float
   p(A, f)
+
+block: # issue #22850
+  doAssert not (type is int)
+  doAssert not (typedesc is int)