diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacBindingResolver.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacBindingResolver.java
index a0f730ab9df..dcd4b02b641 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacBindingResolver.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacBindingResolver.java
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTrees;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute.Compound;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symtab;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Types;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute.Compound;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.ClassSymbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.MethodSymbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.ModuleSymbol;
@@ -57,7 +60,6 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.TypeSymbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.TypeVariableSymbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.VarSymbol;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symtab;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.ArrayType;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.ClassType;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.ErrorType;
@@ -69,9 +71,8 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.ModuleType;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.PackageType;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.TypeVar;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Types;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeInfo;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCAnnotatedType;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCAnnotation;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCArrayTypeTree;
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCTypeParameter;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCVariableDecl;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCWildcard;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeInfo;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Context;
 
 /**
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ && isTypeOfType(expression.type)
 			if (expr instanceof SuperFieldAccess) {
 				return this.bindings.getTypeBinding(jcFieldAccess.selected.type);
 			}
-			return this.bindings.getTypeBinding(jcFieldAccess.type.isErroneous() ? jcFieldAccess.sym.type : jcFieldAccess.type);
+			return this.bindings.getTypeBinding(jcFieldAccess.type == null || jcFieldAccess.type.isErroneous() ? jcFieldAccess.sym.type : jcFieldAccess.type);
 		}
 		if (jcTree instanceof JCVariableDecl jcVariableDecl) {
 			if (jcVariableDecl.type != null) {