diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs
index 27db6741cc4c..9c3175fa8e11 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs
@@ -1309,14 +1309,16 @@ private static Attribute NewValidateSetAttribute(AttributeAst ast)
             // 'ValidateSet([CustomGeneratorType], IgnoreCase=$false)' is supported in scripts.
             if (ast.PositionalArguments.Count == 1 && ast.PositionalArguments[0] is TypeExpressionAst generatorTypeAst)
             {
-                if (TypeResolver.TryResolveType(generatorTypeAst.TypeName.FullName, out Type generatorType))
+                var generatorType = TypeResolver.ResolveITypeName(generatorTypeAst.TypeName, out Exception exception);
+                if (generatorType != null)
                 {
                     result = new ValidateSetAttribute(generatorType);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw InterpreterError.NewInterpreterException(ast, typeof(RuntimeException), ast.Extent,
-                        "TypeNotFound", ParserStrings.TypeNotFound, generatorTypeAst.TypeName.FullName, typeof(System.Management.Automation.IValidateSetValuesGenerator).FullName);
+                    throw InterpreterError.NewInterpreterExceptionWithInnerException(
+                        ast, typeof(RuntimeException), ast.Extent, "TypeNotFound", ParserStrings.TypeNotFound, exception,
+                        generatorTypeAst.TypeName.FullName, typeof(System.Management.Automation.IValidateSetValuesGenerator).FullName);
                 }
             }
             else