diff --git a/src/dobjtype.cpp b/src/dobjtype.cpp
index c54931a16f..c981a00e96 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.cpp
+++ b/src/dobjtype.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ void PType::StaticInit()
 	RUNTIME_CLASS(PMap)->TypeTableType = RUNTIME_CLASS(PMap);
 	RUNTIME_CLASS(PStruct)->TypeTableType = RUNTIME_CLASS(PStruct);
 	RUNTIME_CLASS(PPrototype)->TypeTableType = RUNTIME_CLASS(PPrototype);
-	RUNTIME_CLASS(PFunction)->TypeTableType = RUNTIME_CLASS(PFunction);
 	RUNTIME_CLASS(PClass)->TypeTableType = RUNTIME_CLASS(PClass);
 
 	TypeTable.AddType(TypeSInt8 = new PInt(1, false));
diff --git a/src/dobjtype.h b/src/dobjtype.h
index a6f3bd8438..c9ba10f394 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.h
+++ b/src/dobjtype.h
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ protected:
 };
 
 // TBD: Should we really support overloading?
-class PFunction : public PNamedType
+class PFunction : public PSymbol
 {
-	DECLARE_CLASS(PFunction, PNamedType);
+	DECLARE_CLASS(PFunction, PSymbol);
 public:
 	struct Variant
 	{
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ public:
 	TArray<Variant> Variants;
 
 	size_t PropagateMark();
+
+	PFunction(FName name) : PSymbol(name) {}
+	PFunction() : PSymbol(NAME_None) {}
 };
 
 // Meta-info for every class derived from DObject ---------------------------