diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
index 2df34f3b946..60371651ab0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ func (check *Checker) declStmt(list []syntax.Decl) {
 			scopePos := s.Name.Pos()
 			check.declare(check.scope, s.Name, obj, scopePos)
 			check.push(obj) // mark as grey
-			defer check.pop()
 			check.typeDecl(obj, s, nil)
+			check.pop()
 
 		default:
 			check.errorf(s, InvalidSyntaxTree, "unknown syntax.Decl node %T", s)
diff --git a/src/go/types/decl.go b/src/go/types/decl.go
index 05cc63e01c8..4b374fb66df 100644
--- a/src/go/types/decl.go
+++ b/src/go/types/decl.go
@@ -935,8 +935,8 @@ func (check *Checker) declStmt(d ast.Decl) {
 			scopePos := d.spec.Name.Pos()
 			check.declare(check.scope, d.spec.Name, obj, scopePos)
 			check.push(obj) // mark as grey
-			defer check.pop()
 			check.typeDecl(obj, d.spec, nil)
+			check.pop()
 		default:
 			check.errorf(d.node(), InvalidSyntaxTree, "unknown ast.Decl node %T", d.node())
 		}
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue76366.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue76366.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b78aa4463f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue76366.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+func _() {
+	type (
+		A = int
+		B = []A
+	)
+}