diff --git a/library/src/scala/NamedTuple.scala b/library/src/scala/NamedTuple.scala
index 6da7f940dc47..0d1deffce513 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/NamedTuple.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/NamedTuple.scala
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ object NamedTupleDecomposition:
   extension [N <: Tuple, V <: Tuple](x: NamedTuple[N, V])
       /** The value (without the name) at index `n` of this tuple */
     inline def apply(n: Int): Elem[NamedTuple[N, V], n.type] =
-      inline x.toTuple match
-        case tup: NonEmptyTuple => tup(n).asInstanceOf[Elem[NamedTuple[N, V], n.type]]
-        case tup => tup.productElement(n).asInstanceOf[Elem[NamedTuple[N, V], n.type]]
+      x.toTuple.apply(n).asInstanceOf[Elem[NamedTuple[N, V], n.type]]
 
     /** The number of elements in this tuple */
     inline def size: Size[NamedTuple[N, V]] = x.toTuple.size
diff --git a/tests/pos/i22324.scala b/tests/pos/i22324.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b35f82d52ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i22324.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import scala.language.experimental.namedTuples
+
+opaque type System = (wires: Any)
+
+extension (system: System)
+  inline def foo = system.wires
+end extension
+
+val simulation: System = ???
+val _ = simulation.foo // was error