diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CrossCastAnd.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CrossCastAnd.scala
index f23bb3d60b3c..3b9ac6740723 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CrossCastAnd.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CrossCastAnd.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CrossCastAnd extends MiniPhase {
 
     lazy val qtype = tree.qualifier.tpe.widen
     val sym = tree.symbol
-    if (sym.is(Flags.Private) && qtype.typeSymbol != sym.owner)
+    if (sym.is(Flags.Private) && !sym.isConstructor && qtype.typeSymbol != sym.owner)
       cpy.Select(tree)(tree.qualifier.cast(AndType(qtype.baseType(sym.owner), tree.qualifier.tpe)), tree.name)
     else tree
   }
diff --git a/tests/run/i8064.scala b/tests/run/i8064.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d32e7fc17c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i8064.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+class Foo[A] private(x: Int) { self => def this() = this(0) }
+
+@main def Test = new Foo[String]()