diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala
index 834cfba2a8a0..520c5d03e32e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala
@@ -208,15 +208,20 @@ object RefChecks {
           false
       precedesIn(parent.asClass.baseClasses)
 
-    // We can exclude pairs safely from checking only under two additional conditions
+    // We can exclude pairs safely from checking only under three additional conditions
     //   - their signatures also match in the parent class.
     //     See neg/i12828.scala for an example where this matters.
     //   - They overriding/overridden appear in linearization order.
     //     See neg/i5094.scala for an example where this matters.
+    //   - The overridden symbol is not `abstract override`. For such symbols
+    //     we need a more extensive test since the virtual super chain depends
+    //     on the precise linearization order, which might be different for the
+    //     subclass. See neg/i14415.scala.
     override def canBeHandledByParent(sym1: Symbol, sym2: Symbol, parent: Symbol): Boolean =
       isOverridingPair(sym1, sym2, parent.thisType)
         .showing(i"already handled ${sym1.showLocated}: ${sym1.asSeenFrom(parent.thisType).signature}, ${sym2.showLocated}: ${sym2.asSeenFrom(parent.thisType).signature} = $result", refcheck)
       && inLinearizationOrder(sym1, sym2, parent)
+      && !sym2.is(AbsOverride)
 
     def checkAll(checkOverride: (Symbol, Symbol) => Unit) =
       while hasNext do
diff --git a/tests/neg/i14415.check b/tests/neg/i14415.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..596debf175dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i14415.check
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- [E164] Declaration Error: tests/neg/i14415.scala:21:6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
+21 |class X extends E with D // error
+   |      ^
+   |      error overriding method m in trait C of type (a: Int): Int;
+   |        method m in trait D of type (a: Int): Int needs `abstract override` modifiers
diff --git a/tests/neg/i14415.scala b/tests/neg/i14415.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8683766625ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i14415.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+trait A {
+    def m(a:Int): Int
+}
+
+trait B extends A {
+    override def m(a:Int): Int = { return a; }
+}
+
+trait C extends A {
+    abstract override def m(a:Int):Int = { return super.m(a); }
+}
+
+trait D extends B with C {
+    override def m(a:Int):Int = { return super.m(a); }
+}
+
+trait E extends C with B {
+    abstract override def m(a:Int):Int = { return super.m(a); }
+}
+
+class X extends E with D // error