diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 7bdde91f286..fe9389bce0a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -11009,7 +11009,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     else if (flow.flags & FlowFlags.Start) {
                         // Check if we should continue with the control flow of the containing function.
                         const container = (<FlowStart>flow).container;
-                        if (container && container !== flowContainer && reference.kind !== SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression) {
+                        if (container && container !== flowContainer && reference.kind !== SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression && reference.kind !== SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword) {
                             flow = container.flowNode;
                             continue;
                         }