diff --git a/src/interpret.c b/src/interpret.c
index dd8830a20ab7..b06399f73b22 100644
--- a/src/interpret.c
+++ b/src/interpret.c
@@ -5965,13 +5965,10 @@ class Interpreter : public Visitor
                     StructLiteralExp *se = (StructLiteralExp *)ex;
                     dinteger_t offset = ae->e2->toInteger();
                     result = se->getField(e->type, (unsigned)offset);
-                    if (!result)
-                        result = CTFEExp::cantexp;
-                    return;
+                    if (result)
+                        return;
                 }
             }
-            result = Ptr(e->type, e->e1).copy();
-            return;
         }
 
         // Check for .classinfo, which is lowered in the semantic pass into **(class).
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/ice13835.d b/test/fail_compilation/ice13835.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d07d7add4597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/ice13835.d
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+TEST_OUPUT:
+---
+fail_compilation/ice13835.d(15): Error: value of 'this' is not known at compile time
+fail_compilation/ice13835.d(21): Error: template instance ice13835.Foo!int error instantiating
+---
+*/
+
+class Foo(T)
+{
+    private T* _data;
+
+    final private void siftUp(int position) nothrow
+    {
+        static T crash = *(this._data + position);
+    }
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    auto heap = new Foo!(int);
+}