diff --git a/src/eval_context.rs b/src/eval_context.rs
index 28a08a8c2094..f2e4a3d780da 100644
--- a/src/eval_context.rs
+++ b/src/eval_context.rs
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ pub fn def_ty<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
                         substs: &'tcx Substs<'tcx>)
                         -> Ty<'tcx>
 {
-    let ty = tcx.item_type(def_id);
+    let ty = tcx.type_of(def_id);
     apply_param_substs(tcx, substs, &ty)
 }