diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index 9cdba2710..24cc8868a 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -3782,10 +3782,10 @@ gb_internal void check_binary_expr(CheckerContext *c, Operand *x, Ast *node, Typ
 		// NOTE(bill): Allow comparisons between types
 		if (is_ise_expr(be->left)) {
 			// Evalute the right before the left for an '.X' expression
-			check_expr_or_type(c, y, be->right, type_hint);
+			check_expr_or_type(c, y, be->right, nullptr /* ignore type hint */);
 			check_expr_or_type(c, x, be->left, y->type);
 		} else {
-			check_expr_or_type(c, x, be->left, type_hint);
+			check_expr_or_type(c, x, be->left, nullptr /* ignore type hint */);
 			check_expr_or_type(c, y, be->right, x->type);
 		}
 		bool xt = x->mode == Addressing_Type;