diff --git a/lib/system/hti.nim b/lib/system/hti.nim
index bb3769ac46..9931fa11ed 100644
--- a/lib/system/hti.nim
+++ b/lib/system/hti.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ when declared(ThisIsSystem):
   # we are in system module:
   {.pragma: codegenType, compilerproc.}
 else:
-  {.pragma: codegenType, importc.}
+  {.pragma: codegenType.}
 
 type
   # This should be the same as ast.TTypeKind
diff --git a/tests/ccgbugs/thtiobj.nim b/tests/ccgbugs/thtiobj.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a656905fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ccgbugs/thtiobj.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+discard """
+  targets: "c cpp"
+"""
+
+import typeinfo
+
+var x = ""
+discard (getPointer(toAny(x)))