diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/dom/JavacTypeBinding.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/dom/JavacTypeBinding.java
index b3356e18..49857379 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/dom/JavacTypeBinding.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/dom/JavacTypeBinding.java
@@ -1798,11 +1798,16 @@ public boolean isWildcardType() {
 
 	@Override
 	public IModuleBinding getModule() {
-		Symbol o = this.type.tsym.owner;
-		if( o instanceof PackageSymbol ps) {
+		return getModule(this.type.tsym.owner);
+	}
+
+	private IModuleBinding getModule(Symbol s) {
+		if( s == null )
+			return null;
+		if( s instanceof PackageSymbol ps) {
 			return this.resolver.bindings.getModuleBinding(ps.modle);
 		}
-		return null;
+		return getModule(s.owner);
 	}
 
 	public void setRecovered(boolean recovered) {