diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index 61bb446ca..3486d277f 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -2670,8 +2670,9 @@ private:
                         }
                     } else {
                         if (staticAccess && !varp->lifetime().isStatic() && !varp->isParam()) {
-                            nodep->v3error("Static access to non-static member variable "
-                                           << varp->prettyNameQ() << endl);
+                            // TODO bug4077
+                            // nodep->v3error("Static access to non-static member variable "
+                            //                << varp->prettyNameQ() << endl);
                         }
                         AstVarRef* const refp = new AstVarRef{
                             nodep->fileline(), varp, VAccess::READ};  // lvalue'ness computed later
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.out b/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.out
index aadcca95d..4712e0838 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.out
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 %Error: t/t_class_member_bad3.v:16:12: Static access to non-static member variable 'member'
    16 |       Foo::member = 1;
       |            ^~~~~~
+%Error: t/t_class_member_bad3.v:17:12: Static access to non-static task/function 'method'
+   17 |       Foo::method();
+      |            ^~~~~~
 %Error: Exiting due to
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.pl b/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.pl
index 376c2d2ee..55ca436af 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_class_member_bad3.pl
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
-    fails => 1,
-    expect_filename => $Self->{golden_filename},
+    # fails => 1,  # TODO bug4077
+    # expect_filename => $Self->{golden_filename},
     );
 
 ok(1);