diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index c1b8f452919..5b74931bfd9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -15370,9 +15370,9 @@ namespace ts {
                 const specialPropertyAssignmentKind = getSpecialPropertyAssignmentKind(entityName.parent.parent);
                 switch (specialPropertyAssignmentKind) {
                     case SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.ExportsProperty:
-                    case SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.ThisProperty:
                     case SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.PrototypeProperty:
                         return getSymbolOfNode(entityName.parent);
+                    case SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.ThisProperty:
                     case SpecialPropertyAssignmentKind.ModuleExports:
                         return getSymbolOfNode(entityName.parent.parent);
                 }