diff --git a/src/services/utilities.ts b/src/services/utilities.ts
index 1eb315dcbb1..c5483251c61 100644
--- a/src/services/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/services/utilities.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace ts {
         else if (isNamespaceReference(node)) {
             return SemanticMeaning.Namespace;
         }
-        else if (isTypeParameter(node.parent)) {
+        else if (isTypeParameterDeclaration(node.parent)) {
             Debug.assert(isJSDocTemplateTag(node.parent.parent)); // Else would be handled by isDeclarationName
             return SemanticMeaning.Type;
         }