diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 9a443e6c444..a94f0c2cf9b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -6288,7 +6288,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         // If we have an existing early-bound member, combine its declarations so that we can
                         // report an error at each declaration.
                         const declarations = earlySymbol ? concatenate(earlySymbol.declarations, lateSymbol.declarations) : lateSymbol.declarations;
-                        const name = declarationNameToString(decl.name);
+                        const name = (<LiteralType>type).value || declarationNameToString(decl.name)
                         forEach(declarations, declaration => error(getNameOfDeclaration(declaration) || declaration, Diagnostics.Duplicate_declaration_0, name));
                         error(decl.name || decl, Diagnostics.Duplicate_declaration_0, name);
                         lateSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.None, memberName, CheckFlags.Late);