diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs
index cae09267994e3..b810c9824ce66 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstraintContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.add_constraints_from_sig(current_item, tcx.fn_sig(def_id), self.covariant);
             }
 
+            ty::Error(_) => {}
             _ => {
                 span_bug!(
                     tcx.def_span(def_id),
diff --git a/src/test/ui/const-generics/nested-type.rs b/src/test/ui/const-generics/nested-type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..12ea850c8f686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/const-generics/nested-type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#![feature(const_generics)]
+#![allow(incomplete_features)]
+
+struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+//~^ ERROR cycle detected
+//~| ERROR cycle detected
+    struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+
+    impl<const N: usize> Foo<N> {
+        fn value() -> usize {
+            N
+        }
+    }
+
+    Foo::<17>::value()
+}]>;
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/const-generics/nested-type.stderr b/src/test/ui/const-generics/nested-type.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..da0e8032404fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/const-generics/nested-type.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+error[E0391]: cycle detected when computing type of `Foo`
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:1
+   |
+LL | struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+note: ...which requires computing type of `Foo::N`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:18
+   |
+LL | struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |                  ^
+note: ...which requires const-evaluating + checking `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires const-evaluating + checking `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires const-evaluating `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires type-checking `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires computing the variances of `Foo::{{constant}}#0::Foo`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:7:5
+   |
+LL |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   = note: ...which requires computing the variances for items in this crate...
+   = note: ...which again requires computing type of `Foo`, completing the cycle
+note: cycle used when collecting item types in top-level module
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:1:1
+   |
+LL | / #![feature(const_generics)]
+LL | | #![allow(incomplete_features)]
+LL | |
+LL | | struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+...  |
+LL | |
+LL | | fn main() {}
+   | |____________^
+
+error[E0391]: cycle detected when computing type of `Foo`
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:1
+   |
+LL | struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+note: ...which requires computing type of `Foo::N`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:18
+   |
+LL | struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |                  ^
+note: ...which requires const-evaluating + checking `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires const-evaluating + checking `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires const-evaluating `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires type-checking `Foo::{{constant}}#0`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:4:26
+   |
+LL |   struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+   |  __________________________^
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+...  |
+LL | |     Foo::<17>::value()
+LL | | }]>;
+   | |_^
+note: ...which requires computing the variances of `Foo::{{constant}}#0::Foo`...
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:7:5
+   |
+LL |     struct Foo<const N: usize>;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   = note: ...which requires computing the variances for items in this crate...
+   = note: ...which again requires computing type of `Foo`, completing the cycle
+note: cycle used when collecting item types in top-level module
+  --> $DIR/nested-type.rs:1:1
+   |
+LL | / #![feature(const_generics)]
+LL | | #![allow(incomplete_features)]
+LL | |
+LL | | struct Foo<const N: [u8; {
+...  |
+LL | |
+LL | | fn main() {}
+   | |____________^
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0391`.