diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 98fdc63f0..3c99e9702 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 ****  Fix multithreaded yield behavior when no work.  [Patrick Stewart]
 
 ****  Fix bad-syntax crashes, bug1548, bug1550-1553, bug1557-1560, bug1563,
-      bug1573-1575. [Eric Rippey]
+      bug1573-1576. [Eric Rippey]
 
 ****  Benchmark --protect-lib runtime, bug1519. [Todd Strader]
 
diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index 980fbdd1c..68d0105ed 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -3478,7 +3478,12 @@ private:
         UASSERT_OBJ(stage == FINAL, nodep, "Bad state to iterateCheck");
         UASSERT_OBJ(underp && underp->dtypep(), nodep,
                     "Node has no type");  // Perhaps forgot to do a prelim visit on it?
-        if (expDTypep == underp->dtypep()) {  // Perfect
+        if (VN_IS(underp, NodeDType)) {  // Note the node itself, not node's data type
+            // Must be near top of these checks as underp->dtypep() will look normal
+            underp->v3error(ucfirst(nodep->prettyOperatorName())
+                            <<" expected non-datatype "<<side
+                            <<" but '"<<underp->name()<<"' is a datatype.");
+        } else if (expDTypep == underp->dtypep()) {  // Perfect
             underp = userIterateSubtreeReturnEdits(underp, WidthVP(SELF, FINAL).p());
         } else if (expDTypep->isDouble() && underp->isDouble()) {  // Also good
             underp = userIterateSubtreeReturnEdits(underp, WidthVP(SELF, FINAL).p());
@@ -3491,10 +3496,6 @@ private:
         } else if (expDTypep->isString() && !underp->dtypep()->isString()) {
             underp = spliceCvtString(underp);
             underp = userIterateSubtreeReturnEdits(underp, WidthVP(SELF, FINAL).p());
-        } else if (VN_IS(underp, NodeDType)) {  // Note the node itself, not node's data type
-            underp->v3error(ucfirst(nodep->prettyOperatorName())
-                            <<" expected non-datatype "<<side
-                            <<" but '"<<underp->name()<<"' is a datatype.");
         } else {
             AstBasicDType* expBasicp = expDTypep->basicp();
             AstBasicDType* underBasicp = underp->dtypep()->basicp();
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.out b/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.out
index fa74f0304..481444c92 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.out
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-%Error: t/t_param_type_bad2.v:8: Parameter type's initial value isn't a type: 'bad2'
-   localparam type bad2 = 2;   
-                   ^~~~
+%Error: t/t_param_type_bad2.v:7: Operator VAR 't' expected non-datatype Initial value but 'logic' is a datatype.
+                               : ... In instance t
+   localparam t = logic;   
+                  ^~~~~
+%Error: t/t_param_type_bad2.v:8: Operator VAR 't2' expected non-datatype Initial value but 'real' is a datatype.
+                               : ... In instance t
+   localparam t2 = realtime;   
+                   ^~~~~~~~
 %Error: Exiting due to
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.pl b/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.pl
index ef912260b..847928628 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.pl
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 
 scenarios(vlt => 1);
 
-lint(
+compile(
     # Bug1575 required trace to crash
-    verilator_flags2 => ["--trace"],
+    verilator_flags2 => ["--trace --cc"],
     fails => 1,
     expect_filename => $Self->{golden_filename},
     );
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.v b/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.v
index 686f415c4..36ea92fe5 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_type_bad2.v
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 // without warranty, 2019 by Wilson Snyder.
 
 module t;
-   localparam type t = logic;  // Fine
-   localparam type bad2 = 2;  // Bad
+   localparam t = logic;  // Bad
+   localparam t2 = realtime;  // Bad
 endmodule