diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalType.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalType.java
index b9c67beef43..e7856277406 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalType.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalType.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import static com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFixes.qualifyType;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description.NO_MATCH;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.enclosingClass;
+import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.getStartPosition;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.getSymbol;
 
 import com.google.errorprone.BugPattern;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.sun.source.tree.MemberSelectTree;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.TypeSymbol;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Position;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ public Description matchMemberSelect(MemberSelectTree tree, VisitorState state)
         return NO_MATCH;
       }
     }
+    if (getStartPosition(tree) == Position.NOPOS) {
+      // Can't suggest changing a synthetic type tree
+      return NO_MATCH;
+    }
     SuggestedFix.Builder fixBuilder = SuggestedFix.builder();
     SuggestedFix fix =
         fixBuilder
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalTypeTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalTypeTest.java
index a79822ae073..7f5cdaba6bc 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalTypeTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonCanonicalTypeTest.java
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ public void negative() {
         .doTest();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void qualifiedName_inLambdaParameter_cantFix() {
+    compilationHelper
+        .addSourceLines(
+            "Test.java",
+            "import java.util.function.Function;",
+            "class Test {",
+            "  interface Rec extends Function<Rec, Rec> {}\n",
+            "  void run() {",
+            "    Rec f = x -> x.apply(x);",
+            "  }",
+            "}")
+        .doTest();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void qualifiedName_ambiguous() {
     compilationHelper