diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
index c47022be10af..da4f0feb2f8a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import core._
 import Types._
 import Contexts._
 import Flags._
-import ast.Trees._
-import ast.tpd
+import ast._
+import Trees._
 import Decorators._
 import Symbols._
 import StdNames._
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class SpaceEngine(implicit ctx: Context) extends SpaceLogic {
     if (res) Typ(and, true) else Empty
   }
 
-  /* Whether the extractor is irrefutable */
+  /** Whether the extractor is irrefutable */
   def irrefutable(unapp: Tree): Boolean = {
     // TODO: optionless patmat
     unapp.tpe.widen.finalResultType.isRef(scalaSomeClass) ||
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ class SpaceEngine(implicit ctx: Context) extends SpaceLogic {
       productArity(unapp.tpe.widen.finalResultType) > 0
   }
 
-  /** Return the space that represents the pattern `pat`
-   */
+  /** Return the space that represents the pattern `pat` */
   def project(pat: Tree): Space = pat match {
     case Literal(c) =>
       if (c.value.isInstanceOf[Symbol])
@@ -326,9 +325,9 @@ class SpaceEngine(implicit ctx: Context) extends SpaceLogic {
         if (fun.symbol.owner == scalaSeqFactoryClass)
           projectSeq(pats)
         else
-          Prod(pat.tpe.stripAnnots, fun.tpe, fun.symbol, projectSeq(pats) :: Nil, irrefutable(fun))
+          Prod(erase(pat.tpe.stripAnnots), fun.tpe, fun.symbol, projectSeq(pats) :: Nil, irrefutable(fun))
       else
-        Prod(pat.tpe.stripAnnots, fun.tpe, fun.symbol, pats.map(project), irrefutable(fun))
+        Prod(erase(pat.tpe.stripAnnots), fun.tpe, fun.symbol, pats.map(project), irrefutable(fun))
     case Typed(pat @ UnApply(_, _, _), _) => project(pat)
     case Typed(expr, tpt) =>
       Typ(erase(expr.tpe.stripAnnots), true)
diff --git a/tests/patmat/enum-approx.check b/tests/patmat/enum-approx.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c699a9b1a3a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/patmat/enum-approx.check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+24: Pattern Match Exhaustivity: Fun.ConstNullClass(_)
diff --git a/tests/patmat/enum-approx.scala b/tests/patmat/enum-approx.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5fbe0b75b01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/patmat/enum-approx.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+enum Fun[-T, +U >: Null] {
+  def f: T => U = this match {
+    case Identity(g) => g
+    case ConstNull => (_ => null)
+    case ConstNullClass(y) => (_ => null)
+    case ConstNullSimple => null
+  }
+
+  case Identity[T, U >: Null](g: T => U) extends Fun[T, U]
+  case ConstNull
+  case ConstNullClass(x: T)
+  case ConstNullSimple
+}
+
+object Test {
+  def main(args: Array[String]) = {
+    val x: Null = Fun.ConstNull.f("abc")
+    val y: Null = Fun.ConstNullClass("hello").f("abc")
+    assert(Fun.ConstNullSimple.f == null)
+  }
+
+  import Fun._
+
+  def f[T, U >: Null](f: Fun[T, U]): T => U = f match {
+    case Identity(g) => g
+    case ConstNull => (_ => null)
+    case ConstNullClass(y: Int) => (_ => null)
+    case ConstNullSimple => null
+  }
+}
+