diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index a240c19733..bd73fa06c6 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -598,11 +598,11 @@ void ZCCCompiler::CreateClassTypes()
 						c->cls->Type = nullptr;
 					}
 				}
+				if (c->Type() == nullptr) c->cls->Type = parent->FindClassTentative(c->NodeName());
 				if (c->cls->Flags & ZCC_Abstract)
 				{
 					c->Type()->ObjectFlags |= OF_Abstract;
 				}
-				if (c->Type() == nullptr) c->cls->Type = parent->FindClassTentative(c->NodeName());
 				c->Type()->bExported = true;	// this class is accessible to script side type casts. (The reason for this flag is that types like PInt need to be skipped.)
 				c->cls->Symbol = new PSymbolType(c->NodeName(), c->Type());
 				OutNamespace->Symbols.AddSymbol(c->cls->Symbol);