1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/semobjconstr.nim b/compiler/semobjconstr.nim
index 64a27d1db..42529e1e5 100644
--- a/compiler/semobjconstr.nim
+++ b/compiler/semobjconstr.nim
@@ -355,15 +355,22 @@ proc computeRequiresInit(c: PContext, t: PType): bool =
 
 proc defaultConstructionError(c: PContext, t: PType, info: TLineInfo) =
   var objType = t
-  while objType.kind != tyObject:
+  while objType.kind notin {tyObject, tyDistinct}:
     objType = objType.lastSon
     assert objType != nil
-  var constrCtx = initConstrContext(objType, newNodeI(nkObjConstr, info))
-  let initResult = semConstructTypeAux(c, constrCtx, {})
-  assert constrCtx.missingFields.len > 0
-  localError(c.config, info,
-    "The $1 type doesn't have a default value. The following fields must be initialized: $2.",
-    [typeToString(t), listSymbolNames(constrCtx.missingFields)])
+  if objType.kind == tyObject:
+    var constrCtx = initConstrContext(objType, newNodeI(nkObjConstr, info))
+    let initResult = semConstructTypeAux(c, constrCtx, {})
+    assert constrCtx.missingFields.len > 0
+    localError(c.config, info,
+      "The $1 type doesn't have a default value. The following fields must " &
+      "be initialized: $2.",
+      [typeToString(t), listSymbolNames(constrCtx.missingFields)])
+  elif objType.kind == tyDistinct:
+    localError(c.config, info,
+      "The $1 distinct type doesn't have a default value.", [typeToString(t)])
+  else:
+    assert false, "Must not enter here."
 
 proc semObjConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   var t = semTypeNode(c, n[0], nil)