diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 1d1d16b7ee1..f6ceab48ae8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -16851,18 +16851,18 @@ namespace ts {
         function checkFunctionExpressionOrObjectLiteralMethod(node: FunctionExpression | MethodDeclaration, checkMode?: CheckMode): Type {
             Debug.assert(node.kind !== SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration || isObjectLiteralMethod(node));
 
-            // Grammar checking
-            const hasGrammarError = checkGrammarFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
-            if (!hasGrammarError && node.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression) {
-                checkGrammarForGenerator(node);
-            }
-
             // The identityMapper object is used to indicate that function expressions are wildcards
             if (checkMode === CheckMode.SkipContextSensitive && isContextSensitive(node)) {
                 checkNodeDeferred(node);
                 return anyFunctionType;
             }
 
+            // Grammar checking
+            const hasGrammarError = checkGrammarFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
+            if (!hasGrammarError && node.kind === SyntaxKind.FunctionExpression) {
+                checkGrammarForGenerator(node);
+            }
+
             const links = getNodeLinks(node);
             const type = getTypeOfSymbol(node.symbol);