diff --git a/mtags/src/main/scala-3/scala/meta/internal/pc/CompilerSearchVisitor.scala b/mtags/src/main/scala-3/scala/meta/internal/pc/CompilerSearchVisitor.scala
index 13a356a506a..3880a752938 100644
--- a/mtags/src/main/scala-3/scala/meta/internal/pc/CompilerSearchVisitor.scala
+++ b/mtags/src/main/scala-3/scala/meta/internal/pc/CompilerSearchVisitor.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CompilerSearchVisitor(
     owner.isStatic && owner.isPublic
 
   private def isAccessible(sym: Symbol): Boolean = try
-    sym.isAccessibleFrom(ctx.owner.info) ||
+    (sym != NoSymbol && sym.isAccessibleFrom(ctx.owner.info) && sym.isStatic) ||
       isAccessibleImplicitClass(sym)
   catch
     case err: AssertionError =>