diff --git a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
index 1501b07c6bde..cac0335177d9 100644
--- a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
@@ -2167,11 +2167,11 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
       end extension
     end PolyTypeMethods
 
-    type TypeLambda = dotc.core.Types.TypeLambda
+    type TypeLambda = dotc.core.Types.HKTypeLambda
 
     object TypeLambdaTypeTest extends TypeTest[TypeRepr, TypeLambda]:
       def unapply(x: TypeRepr): Option[TypeLambda & x.type] = x match
-        case tpe: (Types.TypeLambda & x.type) => Some(tpe)
+        case tpe: (Types.HKTypeLambda & x.type) => Some(tpe)
         case _ => None
     end TypeLambdaTypeTest
 
diff --git a/tests/pos-macros/i16961/Macro_1.scala b/tests/pos-macros/i16961/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..20ec6b439ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-macros/i16961/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+inline def myMacro = ${ myMacroImpl }
+
+def myMacroImpl(using Quotes) =
+  import quotes.reflect.*
+
+  PolyType(List("arg"))(_ => List(TypeBounds.empty), _ => TypeRepr.of[Any]) match
+    case _: TypeLambda => quotes.reflect.report.errorAndAbort("PolyType should not be a TypeLambda")
+    case _ => '{ () } // Ok
diff --git a/tests/pos-macros/i16961/Test_2.scala b/tests/pos-macros/i16961/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76a9e17659db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-macros/i16961/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+def test = myMacro