diff --git a/lang/src/son.rs b/lang/src/son.rs
index 1c9337441..f9242fa51 100644
--- a/lang/src/son.rs
+++ b/lang/src/son.rs
@@ -851,12 +851,15 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
                         if let Some((captures, capture_tuple)) = self.tys.captures_of(piter, f)
                             && let Some(idx) = captures.iter().position(|&cid| cid.id == id)
                         {
-                            let ty = if captures[idx].is_ct {
-                                ty::Id::TYPE
+                            if captures[idx].is_ct {
+                                let ty = self.tys.ins.args[capture_tuple.range().start + idx];
+                                break Some(self.ci.nodes.new_const_lit(ty::Id::TYPE, ty));
                             } else {
-                                self.tys.ins.args[capture_tuple.range().start + idx]
-                            };
-                            break Some(Value::new(NEVER).ty(ty));
+                                break Some(
+                                    Value::new(NEVER)
+                                        .ty(self.tys.ins.args[capture_tuple.range().start + idx]),
+                                );
+                            }
                         }
 
                         piter = match self.tys.parent_of(piter) {