diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 14c814fdb17..c167e70ce04 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ import {
     isClassDeclaration,
     isClassElement,
     isClassExpression,
-    isClassFieldAndNotAutoAccessor,
+    isClassInstanceProperty,
     isClassLike,
     isClassStaticBlockDeclaration,
     isCommaSequence,
@@ -31893,7 +31893,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             }
             // A class field cannot be accessed via super.* from a derived class.
             // This is true for both [[Set]] (old) and [[Define]] (ES spec) semantics.
-            if (!(flags & ModifierFlags.Static) && prop.declarations?.some(isClassFieldAndNotAutoAccessor)) {
+            if (!(flags & ModifierFlags.Static) && prop.declarations?.some(isClassInstanceProperty)) {
                 if (errorNode) {
                     error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Class_field_0_defined_by_the_parent_class_is_not_accessible_in_the_child_class_via_super, symbolToString(prop));
                 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilitiesPublic.ts b/src/compiler/utilitiesPublic.ts
index cb212ce6e19..98830e1a739 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilitiesPublic.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilitiesPublic.ts
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ export function isAutoAccessorPropertyDeclaration(node: Node): node is AutoAcces
 }
 
 /** @internal */
-export function isClassFieldAndNotAutoAccessor(node: Declaration): boolean {
+export function isClassInstanceProperty(node: Declaration): boolean {
     if (isInJSFile(node) && isExpandoPropertyDeclaration(node)) {
         return (!isBindableStaticAccessExpression(node) || !isPrototypeAccess(node.expression)) && !isBindableStaticNameExpression(node, /*excludeThisKeyword*/ true);
     }