diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/PatternExpansion.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/PatternExpansion.scala
index 1c8849a75637..65be1fbf47ee 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/PatternExpansion.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/PatternExpansion.scala
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ trait PatternExpansion {
     // rest is private
     private val isUnapply        = fun.symbol.name == nme.unapply
     private val isUnapplySeq     = fun.symbol.name == nme.unapplySeq
-    private def isBooleanUnapply = isUnapply && unapplyResultType() =:= BooleanTpe
+    private def isBooleanUnapply = isUnapply && unapplyResultType() <:< BooleanTpe
     private def isRepeatedCaseClass = caseCtorParamTypes.exists(tpes => tpes.nonEmpty && isScalaRepeatedParamType(tpes.last))
 
     private def caseCtorParamTypes: Option[List[Type]] =
diff --git a/test/files/pos/t12232_.scala b/test/files/pos/t12232_.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..098b62b565f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/pos/t12232_.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+object Test {
+  sealed trait Foo
+  final class Bar extends Foo
+
+  object Bar {
+    def unapply(o: Bar): true = true
+  }
+
+  def f(foo: Foo) = foo match {
+    case Bar() => println("Bar")
+  }
+}
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