diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 47ea66ff9af92..73cbbd7e83054 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -38536,9 +38536,9 @@ namespace ts {
             const containsArguments = containsArgumentsReference(node);
             if (containsArguments) {
                 const lastJSDocParam = lastOrUndefined(jsdocParameters);
-                if (lastJSDocParam && isIdentifier(lastJSDocParam.name) && lastJSDocParam.typeExpression &&
+                if (isJs && lastJSDocParam && isIdentifier(lastJSDocParam.name) && lastJSDocParam.typeExpression &&
                     lastJSDocParam.typeExpression.type && !parameters.has(lastJSDocParam.name.escapedText) && !isArrayType(getTypeFromTypeNode(lastJSDocParam.typeExpression.type))) {
-                    errorOrSuggestion(isJs, lastJSDocParam.name, Diagnostics.JSDoc_param_tag_has_name_0_but_there_is_no_parameter_with_that_name_It_would_match_arguments_if_it_had_an_array_type, idText(lastJSDocParam.name));
+                    error(lastJSDocParam.name, Diagnostics.JSDoc_param_tag_has_name_0_but_there_is_no_parameter_with_that_name_It_would_match_arguments_if_it_had_an_array_type, idText(lastJSDocParam.name));
                 }
             }
             else {
@@ -38547,7 +38547,9 @@ namespace ts {
                         return;
                     }
                     if (isQualifiedName(name)) {
-                        errorOrSuggestion(isJs, name, Diagnostics.Qualified_name_0_is_not_allowed_without_a_leading_param_object_1, entityNameToString(name), entityNameToString(name.left));
+                        if (isJs) {
+                            error(name, Diagnostics.Qualified_name_0_is_not_allowed_without_a_leading_param_object_1, entityNameToString(name), entityNameToString(name.left));
+                        }
                     }
                     else {
                         errorOrSuggestion(isJs, name, Diagnostics.JSDoc_param_tag_has_name_0_but_there_is_no_parameter_with_that_name, idText(name));
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/jsdocParam_suggestion1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/jsdocParam_suggestion1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f3c5fca656682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/jsdocParam_suggestion1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+// @Filename: a.ts
+//// /**
+////  * @param options - whatever
+////  * @param options.zone - equally bad
+////  */
+//// declare function bad(options: any): void
+////
+//// /**
+////  * @param {number} obtuse
+////  */
+//// function worse(): void {
+////     arguments
+//// }
+
+goTo.file('a.ts')
+verify.getSuggestionDiagnostics([]);
+