diff --git a/src/dtemplate.d b/src/dtemplate.d
index 63be2ec6a9ee..f2a6030a64f4 100644
--- a/src/dtemplate.d
+++ b/src/dtemplate.d
@@ -6267,19 +6267,22 @@ public:
         /* Template functions may have different instantiations based on
          * "auto ref" parameters.
          */
-        if (fargs)
+        if (auto fd = ti.toAlias().isFuncDeclaration())
         {
-            FuncDeclaration fd = ti.toAlias().isFuncDeclaration();
-            if (fd && !fd.errors)
+            if (!fd.errors)
             {
-                Parameters* fparameters = fd.getParameters(null);
-                size_t nfparams = Parameter.dim(fparameters); // Num function parameters
-                for (size_t j = 0; j < nfparams && j < fargs.dim; j++)
+                auto fparameters = fd.getParameters(null);
+                size_t nfparams = Parameter.dim(fparameters);   // Num function parameters
+                for (size_t j = 0; j < nfparams; j++)
                 {
                     Parameter fparam = Parameter.getNth(fparameters, j);
-                    Expression farg = (*fargs)[j];
-                    if (fparam.storageClass & STCautoref)   // if "auto ref"
+                    if (fparam.storageClass & STCautoref)       // if "auto ref"
                     {
+                        if (!fargs)
+                            goto Lnotequals;
+                        if (fargs.dim <= j)
+                            break;
+                        Expression farg = (*fargs)[j];
                         if (farg.isLvalue())
                         {
                             if (!(fparam.storageClass & STCref))
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/fail14669.d b/test/fail_compilation/fail14669.d
index 1580ed645ddb..4cbfca6d5693 100644
--- a/test/fail_compilation/fail14669.d
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/fail14669.d
@@ -16,3 +16,28 @@ void test1()
     alias f1 = foo1!();
     foo2(1);
 }
+
+/*
+TEST_OUTPUT:
+---
+fail_compilation/fail14669.d(29): Error: 'auto' can only be used as the part of 'auto ref' for template function parameters
+fail_compilation/fail14669.d(38): Error: template instance fail14669.bar1!int error instantiating
+fail_compilation/fail14669.d(30): Error: 'auto' can only be used as the part of 'auto ref' for template function parameters
+fail_compilation/fail14669.d(40): Error: template instance fail14669.bar2!int error instantiating
+---
+*/
+void bar1(T)(auto ref T x) {}
+void bar2(T)(auto ref T x) {}
+
+void test2()
+{
+    int n;
+
+    bar1(1);
+    bar1(n);
+    alias b1 = bar1!(int);
+
+    alias b2 = bar2!(int);
+    bar2(n);
+    bar2(1);
+}