diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Printers.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Printers.scala
index 27391154591f..9ee4ee0815aa 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Printers.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Printers.scala
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ object Printers {
   val quotePickling = noPrinter
   val plugins = noPrinter
   val refcheck = noPrinter
+  val scala2unpickle = noPrinter
   val simplify = noPrinter
   val staging = noPrinter
   val subtyping = noPrinter
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
index 54a7ad91e434..a769bf6af08f 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 import scala.annotation.switch
 import reporting._
+import config.Printers.scala2unpickle
 
 object Scala2Unpickler {
 
@@ -491,8 +492,14 @@ class Scala2Unpickler(bytes: Array[Byte], classRoot: ClassDenotation, moduleClas
         sym.setFlag(Scala2x)
       if (!(isRefinementClass(sym) || isUnpickleRoot(sym) || sym.is(Scala2Existential))) {
         val owner = sym.owner
-        if (owner.isClass)
-          owner.asClass.enter(sym, symScope(owner))
+        if owner.isClass then
+          val scope = symScope(owner)
+          if !(sym.isType && scope.lookup(sym.name).exists) then
+            owner.asClass.enter(sym, scope)
+          else
+            scala2unpickle.println(i"duplicate symbol ${sym.showLocated}")
+            // Scala 2.13 seems sometimes generates duplicate type parameters with the same owner
+            // For instance, in i11173. In this case, we cannot proceed with entering.
       }
       sym
     }
diff --git a/tests/pos/i11173/Lib.scala b/tests/pos/i11173/Lib.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..468d4767957c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i11173/Lib.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+// Compile this with Scala 2.13
+package i11173
+
+trait DU[A, B]
+trait H[F[_]]
+
+trait Foo[E] {
+  def foo: H[({type L[A] = DU[E, A]})#L]
+}
+
+trait Bar[E] extends Foo[E] {
+  def bar = foo   // important note: return type not specified
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos/i11173/Test.scala b/tests/pos/i11173/Test.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e65031520396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i11173/Test.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+import i11173.Bar
+
+def test(x: Bar[_]): Unit = ()
+