diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ElimByName.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ElimByName.scala
index 839552799ba6..06c48902952d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ElimByName.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ElimByName.scala
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class ElimByName extends MiniPhaseTransform with InfoTransformer { thisTransform
   override def transformIdent(tree: Ident)(implicit ctx: Context, info: TransformerInfo): Tree =
     applyIfFunction(tree, tree)
 
+  override def transformSelect(tree: Select)(implicit ctx: Context, info: TransformerInfo): Tree =
+    applyIfFunction(tree, tree)
+
   override def transformTypeApply(tree: TypeApply)(implicit ctx: Context, info: TransformerInfo): Tree = tree match {
     case TypeApply(Select(_, nme.asInstanceOf_), arg :: Nil) =>
       // tree might be of form e.asInstanceOf[x.type] where x becomes a function.
diff --git a/tests/pos/i2188.scala b/tests/pos/i2188.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4129977ac4d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i2188.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Fill(elem: => Int) {
+  class Iter {
+    def next(): Int = elem
+  }
+}