diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala
index d752619c1..01e69f920 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/precompile/TypeValidator.scala
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ class TypeValidator(specs: ClassSpecs) extends PrecompileStep {
       } else {
         None
       }
-      val problems2 = validateDataType(caseType, casePath)
+      // All properties of types is declared on the common level for all variants so
+      // we don't use `casePath` here
+      val problems2 = validateDataType(caseType, path)
       problems1 ++ problems2
     }
   }