diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 8ee0a4c051996..1431f877d8e32 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -10383,7 +10383,7 @@ namespace ts {
             // We attempt to resolve the conditional type only when the check and extends types are non-generic
             if (!checkTypeInstantiable && !maybeTypeOfKind(inferredExtendsType, TypeFlags.Instantiable | TypeFlags.GenericMappedType)) {
                 if (inferredExtendsType.flags & TypeFlags.AnyOrUnknown) {
-                    return trueType;
+                    return instantiateType(root.trueType, combinedMapper || mapper);
                 }
                 // Return union of trueType and falseType for 'any' since it matches anything
                 if (checkType.flags & TypeFlags.Any) {