diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
index 20cdb72ccf1..c42c95764a2 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
@@ -10409,6 +10409,7 @@ This function might do hidden buffer changes."
 			      ;; are directly inside a class (etc.) called "bar".
 			      (save-excursion
 				(and
+				 type-start
 				 (progn
 				   (goto-char name-start)
 				   (not (memq (c-forward-type) '(nil maybe))))