diff --git a/compiler/pragmas.nim b/compiler/pragmas.nim
index 6596cfba6cbf2..72efc36f518c0 100644
--- a/compiler/pragmas.nim
+++ b/compiler/pragmas.nim
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ proc implicitPragmas*(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode,
   if sym != nil and sym.kind != skModule:
     for it in c.optionStack:
       let o = it.otherPragmas
-      if not o.isNil:
+      if not o.isNil and sfFromGeneric notin sym.flags: # see issue #12985
         pushInfoContext(c.config, n.info)
         var i = 0
         while i < o.len: