diff --git a/compiler/ast.nim b/compiler/ast.nim
index f665444b17..2b428cec09 100644
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ type
                               # formal param list
                               # for concepts, the concept body
                               # else: unused
-    owner*: PSym              # the 'owner' of the type
+    ownerField: PSym          # the 'owner' of the type
     sym*: PSym                # types have the sym associated with them
                               # it is used for converting types to strings
     size*: BiggestInt         # the size of the type in bytes
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ type
 
 template nodeId(n: PNode): int = cast[int](n)
 
-template owner*(s: PSym): PSym =
+template owner*(s: PSym|PType): PSym =
   s.ownerField
 
 type Gconfig = object
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ iterator signature*(t: PType): PType =
 
 proc newType*(kind: TTypeKind; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym; son: sink PType = nil): PType =
   let id = nextTypeId idgen
-  result = PType(kind: kind, owner: owner, size: defaultSize,
+  result = PType(kind: kind, ownerField: owner, size: defaultSize,
                  align: defaultAlignment, itemId: id,
                  uniqueId: id, sons: @[])
   if son != nil: result.sons.add son
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ proc copyType*(t: PType, idgen: IdGenerator, owner: PSym): PType =
   result.sym = t.sym          # backend-info should not be copied
 
 proc exactReplica*(t: PType): PType =
-  result = PType(kind: t.kind, owner: t.owner, size: defaultSize,
+  result = PType(kind: t.kind, ownerField: t.owner, size: defaultSize,
                  align: defaultAlignment, itemId: t.itemId,
                  uniqueId: t.uniqueId)
   assignType(result, t)
diff --git a/compiler/ic/ic.nim b/compiler/ic/ic.nim
index 23cff281b7..238825ac56 100644
--- a/compiler/ic/ic.nim
+++ b/compiler/ic/ic.nim
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ proc typeHeaderFromPacked(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph;
 proc typeBodyFromPacked(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph;
                         t: PackedType; si, item: int32; result: PType) =
   result.sym = loadSym(c, g, si, t.sym)
-  result.owner = loadSym(c, g, si, t.owner)
+  result.owner() = loadSym(c, g, si, t.owner)
   when false:
     for op, item in pairs t.attachedOps:
       result.attachedOps[op] = loadSym(c, g, si, item)
diff --git a/compiler/semdata.nim b/compiler/semdata.nim
index 16d3d6f5b8..1888d8f6e1 100644
--- a/compiler/semdata.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdata.nim
@@ -529,10 +529,11 @@ template localErrorNode*(c: PContext, n: PNode, arg: string): PNode =
   liMessage(c.config, n2.info, errGenerated, arg, doNothing, instLoc())
   errorNode(c, n2)
 
-proc fillTypeS*(dest: PType, kind: TTypeKind, c: PContext) =
-  dest.kind = kind
-  dest.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
-  dest.size = - 1
+when false:
+  proc fillTypeS*(dest: PType, kind: TTypeKind, c: PContext) =
+    dest.kind = kind
+    dest.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
+    dest.size = - 1
 
 proc makeRangeType*(c: PContext; first, last: BiggestInt;
                     info: TLineInfo; intType: PType = nil): PType =