diff --git a/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php b/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
index 9bf4d261d63..006850317e5 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
@@ -1093,6 +1093,10 @@ private static function adjustTKeyedArrayType(
         array &$changed_var_ids,
         Union $result_type
     ): void {
+        if ($result_type->isNever()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         array_pop($key_parts);
         $array_key = array_pop($key_parts);
         array_pop($key_parts);