diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala
index a7b02a287f6d..9e6f4ec45c7e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ class TreeUnpickler(reader: TastyReader,
       val annotOwner =
         if sym.owner.isClass then newLocalDummy(sym.owner) else sym.owner
       var annots = annotFns.map(_(annotOwner))
-      if annots.exists(_.symbol == defn.SilentIntoAnnot) then
+      if annots.exists(_.hasSymbol(defn.SilentIntoAnnot)) then
         // Temporary measure until we can change TastyFormat to include an INTO tag
         sym.setFlag(Into)
         annots = annots.filterNot(_.symbol == defn.SilentIntoAnnot)
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23496/BaseLineSpec_2.scala b/tests/pos/i23496/BaseLineSpec_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71e731a11b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23496/BaseLineSpec_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package scalaql
+import scalaql.fixture.*
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23496/Query_1.scala b/tests/pos/i23496/Query_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f142e6086328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23496/Query_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package scalaql
+
+import scala.annotation.unchecked.uncheckedVariance // unused
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23496/ScalaqlSyntax_1.scala b/tests/pos/i23496/ScalaqlSyntax_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fc0fba46030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23496/ScalaqlSyntax_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package scalaql.syntax
+
+@scalaql.forbiddenInheritance
+trait ScalaqlSyntax
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23496/annotations_1.scala b/tests/pos/i23496/annotations_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d96737787b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23496/annotations_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package scalaql
+
+class forbiddenInheritance extends scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23496/fixture_2.scala b/tests/pos/i23496/fixture_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa564742ec25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23496/fixture_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package scalaql.fixture
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23496/package.scala_1.scala b/tests/pos/i23496/package.scala_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46ada0b9bb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23496/package.scala_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import scalaql.syntax.ScalaqlSyntax
+
+package object scalaql extends ScalaqlSyntax