diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
index ec8c5f96f63b..14b248aa449e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
@@ -793,23 +793,27 @@ class SpaceEngine(using Context) extends SpaceLogic {
   private def exhaustivityCheckable(sel: Tree): Boolean = {
     // Possible to check everything, but be compatible with scalac by default
     def isCheckable(tp: Type): Boolean =
-      !tp.hasAnnotation(defn.UncheckedAnnot) && {
-        val tpw = tp.widen.dealias
+      val tpw = tp.widen.dealias
+      val classSym = tpw.classSymbol
+      classSym.is(Sealed) ||
+      tpw.isInstanceOf[OrType] ||
+      (tpw.isInstanceOf[AndType] && {
+        val and = tpw.asInstanceOf[AndType]
+        isCheckable(and.tp1) || isCheckable(and.tp2)
+      }) ||
+      tpw.isRef(defn.BooleanClass) ||
+      classSym.isAllOf(JavaEnumTrait)
+
+    val res = !sel.tpe.hasAnnotation(defn.UncheckedAnnot) && {
+      ctx.settings.YcheckAllPatmat.value
+      || isCheckable(sel.tpe)
+      || {
+        val tpw = sel.tpe.widen.dealias
         val classSym = tpw.classSymbol
-        ctx.settings.YcheckAllPatmat.value ||
-        classSym.is(Sealed) ||
-        tpw.isInstanceOf[OrType] ||
-        (tpw.isInstanceOf[AndType] && {
-          val and = tpw.asInstanceOf[AndType]
-          isCheckable(and.tp1) || isCheckable(and.tp2)
-        }) ||
-        tpw.isRef(defn.BooleanClass) ||
-        classSym.isAllOf(JavaEnumTrait) ||
-        (defn.isProductSubType(tpw) && classSym.is(Case)
-           && productSelectorTypes(tpw, sel.srcPos).exists(isCheckable(_)))
+        classSym.is(Case) && productSelectorTypes(tpw, sel.srcPos).exists(isCheckable(_))
       }
+    }
 
-    val res = isCheckable(sel.tpe)
     debug.println(s"exhaustivity checkable: ${sel.show} = $res")
     res
   }
diff --git a/tests/patmat/i12485.scala b/tests/patmat/i12485.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66dc0a7b6bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/patmat/i12485.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+case class A(a: A)
+
+def foo(x: A) = x match
+  case A(a) =>
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