diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala
index 66a1e44622b8..d0bf0f4da6dc 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ object SymDenotations {
 
     /** Is this a getter? */
     final def isGetter(using Context): Boolean =
-      this.is(Accessor) && !originalName.isSetterName && !originalName.isScala2LocalSuffix
+      this.is(Accessor) && !originalName.isSetterName && !(originalName.isScala2LocalSuffix && symbol.owner.is(Scala2x))
 
     /** Is this a setter? */
     final def isSetter(using Context): Boolean =
diff --git a/tests/run/i15943.check b/tests/run/i15943.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8bd6648ed130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i15943.check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+asdf
diff --git a/tests/run/i15943.scala b/tests/run/i15943.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d45318ecfa23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i15943.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+case class A(`a `: String)
+
+@main
+def Test = {
+  val a = A("asdf")
+  println(a.`a `)
+}