diff --git a/compiler/pgenutil.pas b/compiler/pgenutil.pas
index 36002580b7..7760a4e134 100644
--- a/compiler/pgenutil.pas
+++ b/compiler/pgenutil.pas
@@ -1533,6 +1533,9 @@ uses
                 if not searchsym_with_flags(sym.name,srsym,srsymtable,[ssf_no_addsymref]) then
                   srsym:=nil;
               end
+            else if (sym.typ=procsym) and
+                (tprocsym(sym).procdeflist.count>0) then
+              srsym:=sym
             else
               { dummy symbol is already not so dummy anymore }
               srsym:=nil;