diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs
index a1df1a63fc58..19340dd51de1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs
@@ -947,7 +947,12 @@ fn get_generics(&self, item_id: DefIndex, sess: &Session) -> ty::Generics {
     }
 
     fn get_type(&self, id: DefIndex, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
-        self.root.tables.ty.get(self, id).unwrap().decode((self, tcx))
+        self.root
+            .tables
+            .ty
+            .get(self, id)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Not a type: {:?}", id))
+            .decode((self, tcx))
     }
 
     fn get_stability(&self, id: DefIndex) -> Option<attr::Stability> {