diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
index 297f7e0f8934..40b8412308a4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
@@ -424,18 +424,26 @@ class DottyBackendInterface(outputDirectory: AbstractFile, val superCallsMap: Ma
   }.bits
 
   def isQualifierSafeToElide(qual: Tree): Boolean = tpd.isIdempotentExpr(qual)
+
+  private val desugared = new java.util.IdentityHashMap[Type, tpd.Select]
+
   def desugarIdent(i: Ident): Option[tpd.Select] = {
-    i.tpe match {
-      case TermRef(prefix: TermRef, name) =>
-        Some(tpd.ref(prefix).select(i.symbol))
-      case TermRef(prefix: ThisType, name) =>
-        Some(tpd.This(prefix.cls).select(i.symbol))
-      case TermRef(NoPrefix, name) =>
-        if (i.symbol is Flags.Method) Some(This(i.symbol.topLevelClass).select(i.symbol)) // workaround #342 todo: remove after fixed
-        else None
-      case _ => None
+    var found = desugared.get(i.tpe)
+    if (found == null) {
+      i.tpe match {
+        case TermRef(prefix: TermRef, name) =>
+          found = tpd.ref(prefix).select(i.symbol)
+        case TermRef(prefix: ThisType, name) =>
+          found = tpd.This(prefix.cls).select(i.symbol)
+        case TermRef(NoPrefix, name) =>
+          if (i.symbol is Flags.Method) found = This(i.symbol.topLevelClass).select(i.symbol) // workaround #342 todo: remove after fixed
+        case _ =>
+      }
+      if (found != null) desugared.put(i.tpe, found)
     }
+    if (found == null) None else Some(found)
   }
+
   def getLabelDefOwners(tree: Tree): Map[Tree, List[LabelDef]] = {
     // for each rhs of a defdef returns LabelDefs inside this DefDef
     val res = new collection.mutable.HashMap[Tree, List[LabelDef]]()
@@ -892,8 +900,6 @@ class DottyBackendInterface(outputDirectory: AbstractFile, val superCallsMap: Ma
     def parents: List[Type] = tp.parents
   }
 
-
-
   object Assign extends AssignDeconstructor {
     def _1: Tree = field.lhs
     def _2: Tree = field.rhs
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
index f8e7967e89d8..10ccc59a3e5f 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ class Run(comp: Compiler, ictx: Context) {
           }
         }
         ctx.informTime(s"$phase ", start)
+        Stats.record(s"total trees at end of $phase", ast.Trees.ntrees)
+        for (unit <- units)
+          Stats.record(s"retained typed trees at end of $phase", unit.tpdTree.treeSize)
       }
     if (!ctx.reporter.hasErrors) Rewrites.writeBack()
-    for (unit <- units)
-      Stats.record("retained typed trees at end", unit.tpdTree.treeSize)
-    Stats.record("total trees at end", ast.Trees.ntrees)
   }
 
   private sealed trait PrintedTree