diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index 5ddf96eb6..a0cb84763 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ private:
             if (VN_IS(nodep->lhsp(), ParseRef) && nodep->lhsp()->name() == "this") {
                 VSymEnt* classSymp = m_ds.m_dotSymp;
                 do {
-                    classSymp = classSymp->fallbackp();
+                    classSymp = classSymp->parentp();
                 } while (classSymp && !VN_IS(classSymp->nodep(), Class));
                 m_ds.m_dotSymp = classSymp;
                 if (!classSymp) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_class_uses_this.v b/test_regress/t/t_class_uses_this.v
index d1a30b01a..531c6e1cb 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_class_uses_this.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_class_uses_this.v
@@ -4,31 +4,39 @@
 // any use, without warranty, 2020 Rafal Kapuscik
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 //
-class foo;
+class Cls;
    bit [3:0] addr;
-   function void set (bit [3:0] addr);
+   function void set(bit [3:0] addr);
    begin : body
      this.addr = addr;
    end : body
    endfunction
+   extern function void setext(bit [3:0] addr);
 endclass
 
+function void Cls::setext(bit [3:0] addr);
+   this.addr = addr;
+endfunction
+
 module t(/*AUTOARG*/
    // Inputs
    clk
    );
    input clk;
-   foo bar;
-   foo baz;
+   Cls bar;
+   Cls baz;
    initial begin
-       bar = new();
-       baz = new();
-       bar.set(4);
+      bar = new();
+      baz = new();
+      bar.set(4);
 `ifdef TEST_VERBOSE
-       $display(bar.addr);
-       $display(baz.addr);
+      $display(bar.addr);
+      $display(baz.addr);
 `endif
-       $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
-       $finish;
+      if (bar.addr != 4) $stop;
+      bar.setext(2);
+      if (bar.addr != 2) $stop;
+      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+      $finish;
    end
 endmodule