diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Issue1742Mapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Issue1742Mapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55b5dd03c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Issue1742Mapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1742;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.MappingTarget;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper
+public interface Issue1742Mapper {
+
+    void update(@MappingTarget Target target, Source source);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Issue1742Test.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Issue1742Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68f4657ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Issue1742Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1742;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.IssueKey;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.WithClasses;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.runner.AnnotationProcessorTestRunner;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@IssueKey("1742")
+@RunWith(AnnotationProcessorTestRunner.class)
+@WithClasses( {
+    Issue1742Mapper.class,
+    NestedSource.class,
+    NestedTarget.class,
+    Source.class,
+    Target.class,
+} )
+public class Issue1742Test {
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldCompile() {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/NestedSource.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/NestedSource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9506c946b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/NestedSource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1742;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class NestedSource {
+
+    private String value;
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(String value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/NestedTarget.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/NestedTarget.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82dbbd91b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/NestedTarget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1742;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class NestedTarget {
+
+    private String value;
+
+    public NestedTarget() {
+
+    }
+
+    public NestedTarget(Builder builder) {
+        this.value = getValue();
+    }
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(String value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder {
+
+        private String value;
+
+        public Builder value(String value) {
+            this.value = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public NestedTarget create() {
+            return new NestedTarget(this);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Source.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Source.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6a7b54c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Source.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1742;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Source {
+
+    private NestedSource nested;
+
+    public NestedSource getNested() {
+        return nested;
+    }
+
+    public void setNested(NestedSource nested) {
+        this.nested = nested;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Target.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Target.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab320b606f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1742/Target.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1742;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Target {
+
+    private NestedTarget nested;
+
+    public NestedTarget getNested() {
+        return nested;
+    }
+
+    public void setNested(NestedTarget nested) {
+        this.nested = nested;
+    }
+}