diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim b/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim
index 1bbf19ee93..f736320081 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/tableimpl.nim
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ template delImpl() {.dirty, immediate.} =
 
 template clearImpl() {.dirty, immediate.} =
   for i in 0 .. <t.data.len:
-    t.data[i].hcode = 0
+    when compiles(t.data[i].hcode): # CountTable records don't contain a hcode
+      t.data[i].hcode = 0
     t.data[i].key = default(type(t.data[i].key))
     t.data[i].val = default(type(t.data[i].val))
   t.counter = 0