diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
index cc21113882f..8c174f391e3 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ public class Attr extends JCTree.Visitor {
         }
 
         List<Type> expectedRecordTypes;
-        if (site.tsym.kind == Kind.TYP && ((ClassSymbol) site.tsym).isRecord()) {
+        if (site.tsym instanceof ClassSymbol clazz && clazz.isRecord()) {
             ClassSymbol record = (ClassSymbol) site.tsym;
             expectedRecordTypes = record.getRecordComponents()
                                         .stream()
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.java
index 4e1a7d7f669..804c2a3f622 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.java
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8375571
  * @summary Verify error reports for erroneous deconstruction patterns are sensible
  * @compile/fail/ref=DeconstructionPatternErrors.out -XDrawDiagnostics -XDshould-stop.at=FLOW -XDdev DeconstructionPatternErrors.java
  */
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ public class DeconstructionPatternErrors {
         boolean b = p instanceof P(int i) p; //introducing a variable for the record pattern
     }
 
+    <T> void typeVarTest(T p) {
+        if (p instanceof T(int i) && i == 0); //T is a type variable
+    }
+
     public record P(int i) {
     }
 
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.out b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.out
index f947142cd66..4d21d6069d8 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.out
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/DeconstructionPatternErrors.out
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:35:37: compiler.err.illegal.start.of.type
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:37:28: compiler.err.illegal.start.of.type
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:39:42: compiler.err.expected: ';'
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:39:43: compiler.err.not.stmt
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:15:29: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.util.List<java.lang.String>, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer>)
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:16:29: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer>
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:17:29: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.String, int)
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:18:28: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: int, java.lang.String)
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:19:29: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.String, DeconstructionPatternErrors.P)
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:20:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: java.lang.Runnable,java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.Runnable
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:36:37: compiler.err.illegal.start.of.type
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:38:28: compiler.err.illegal.start.of.type
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:40:42: compiler.err.expected: ';'
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:40:43: compiler.err.not.stmt
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:16:29: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.util.List<java.lang.String>, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer>)
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:17:29: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Integer>
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:18:29: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.String, int)
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:19:28: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: int, java.lang.String)
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:20:29: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.String, DeconstructionPatternErrors.P)
 DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:21:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: java.lang.Runnable,java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.Runnable
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:22:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: int, int,compiler.misc.type.none
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:23:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: int, int,int
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:24:36: compiler.err.cant.resolve.location: kindname.class, Unresolvable, , , (compiler.misc.location: kindname.class, DeconstructionPatternErrors, null)
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:24:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: int, int,Unresolvable
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:25:13: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, DeconstructionPatternErrors.GenRecord<java.lang.String>
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:26:29: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, DeconstructionPatternErrors.GenRecord<java.lang.String>
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:27:44: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.String, java.lang.Integer)
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:27:13: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, DeconstructionPatternErrors.GenRecord<java.lang.String>
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:28:40: compiler.err.match.binding.exists
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:29:56: compiler.err.already.defined: kindname.variable, v1, kindname.method, meth()
-DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:29:64: compiler.err.already.defined: kindname.variable, v2, kindname.method, meth()
-22 errors
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+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:22:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: java.lang.Runnable,java.lang.Runnable, java.lang.Runnable
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:23:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: int, int,compiler.misc.type.none
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:24:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: int, int,int
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:25:36: compiler.err.cant.resolve.location: kindname.class, Unresolvable, , , (compiler.misc.location: kindname.class, DeconstructionPatternErrors, null)
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:25:26: compiler.err.incorrect.number.of.nested.patterns: int, int,Unresolvable
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:26:13: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, DeconstructionPatternErrors.GenRecord<java.lang.String>
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:27:29: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, DeconstructionPatternErrors.GenRecord<java.lang.String>
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:28:44: compiler.err.prob.found.req: (compiler.misc.inconvertible.types: java.lang.String, java.lang.Integer)
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:28:13: compiler.err.instanceof.reifiable.not.safe: java.lang.Object, DeconstructionPatternErrors.GenRecord<java.lang.String>
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:29:40: compiler.err.match.binding.exists
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:30:56: compiler.err.already.defined: kindname.variable, v1, kindname.method, meth()
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:30:64: compiler.err.already.defined: kindname.variable, v2, kindname.method, meth()
+DeconstructionPatternErrors.java:44:26: compiler.err.deconstruction.pattern.only.records: T
+23 errors