diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index 1205cc406c..24896e9444 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ proc semSet(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     addSonSkipIntLit(result, base)
     if base.kind in {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink}: base = lastSon(base)
     if base.kind != tyGenericParam:
-      if not isOrdinalType(base):
+      if not isOrdinalType(base, allowEnumWithHoles = true):
         localError(c.config, n.info, errOrdinalTypeExpected)
       elif lengthOrd(c.config, base) > MaxSetElements:
         localError(c.config, n.info, errSetTooBig)