diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
index 9902e8576073..c36ce1dc14bb 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ class Scala2Unpickler(bytes: Array[Byte], classRoot: ClassDenotation, moduleClas
           else TypeRef(pre, sym.name.asTypeName)
         val args = until(end, readTypeRef)
         if (sym == defn.ByNameParamClass2x) ExprType(args.head)
-        else if (args.nonEmpty) tycon.safeAppliedTo(EtaExpandIfHK(sym.typeParams, args))
+        else if (args.nonEmpty) tycon.safeAppliedTo(EtaExpandIfHK(sym.typeParams, args.map(translateTempPoly)))
         else if (sym.typeParams.nonEmpty) tycon.EtaExpand(sym.typeParams)
         else tycon
       case TYPEBOUNDStpe =>