diff --git a/lib/dialyzer/src/dialyzer_utils.erl b/lib/dialyzer/src/dialyzer_utils.erl
index 93eaaa6417cb..eac79cb890e1 100644
--- a/lib/dialyzer/src/dialyzer_utils.erl
+++ b/lib/dialyzer/src/dialyzer_utils.erl
@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@ massage_type({type, Loc, 'fun',
   Ret = massage_type(Ret0, Defs),
   {type, Loc, 'fun', [Args, Ret]};
 massage_type({type, Loc, Name, Args0}, Defs) when is_list(Args0) ->
-  case sets:is_element({Name, length(Args0)}, Defs) of
+  case sets:is_element({Name, length(Args0)}, Defs) andalso
+       erl_internal:is_type(Name, length(Args0)) of
     true ->
       %% This name for a built-in type has been overriden locally
       %% with a new definition.
diff --git a/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/results/redefine_builtin_type b/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/results/redefine_builtin_type
index e69de29bb2d1..3ea55eb1f233 100644
--- a/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/results/redefine_builtin_type
+++ b/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/results/redefine_builtin_type
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+redefine_builtin_type.erl:54:2: Invalid type specification for function redefine_builtin_type:foo/1.
+ The success typing is redefine_builtin_type:foo(1) -> 'ok'
+ But the spec is redefine_builtin_type:foo(my_tuple()) -> 'ok'
+ They do not overlap in the 1st argument
+
+%% %CopyrightBegin%
+%% 
+%% SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+%% 
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2022-2026. All Rights Reserved.
+%% 
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%% 
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%% 
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%% 
+%% %CopyrightEnd%
diff --git a/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/src/redefine_builtin_type.erl b/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/src/redefine_builtin_type.erl
index 9cf80cafb663..1ad1f52d0f8a 100644
--- a/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/src/redefine_builtin_type.erl
+++ b/lib/dialyzer/test/small_SUITE_data/src/redefine_builtin_type.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
+%% %CopyrightBegin%
+%% 
+%% SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+%% 
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2022-2026. All Rights Reserved.
+%% 
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%% 
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%% 
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%% 
+%% %CopyrightEnd%
+
 -module(redefine_builtin_type).
--export([lookup/2, verify_mfa/1, verify_pid/1]).
+-export([lookup/2, verify_mfa/1, verify_pid/1, foo/1]).
+-export_type([my_map/0, my_tuple/0]).
 
 -type map() :: {atom(), erlang:map()}.
 
@@ -22,3 +43,13 @@ verify_mfa({M, F, A}) when is_atom(M), is_atom(F), is_integer(A) ->
 -spec verify_pid(module()) -> 'ok'.
 verify_pid(Pid) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ok.
+
+-type map(_Type) :: map().            %% shadows the builtin map type
+-type my_map() :: undefined | #{atom() => string()} | '_'.
+
+-type tuple(_Type) :: integer().
+-type my_tuple() :: {atom()}.
+
+%% Should emit Dialyzer warning.
+-spec foo(my_tuple()) -> ok.
+foo(1) -> ok.