diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestions.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestions.java
index 22272064bd0c..413af6938a9a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestions.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ASTHelpersSuggestions extends BugChecker implements MethodInvocatio
 
   private static final Matcher<ExpressionTree> SYMBOL =
       instanceMethod()
-          .onExactClass("com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol")
+          .onDescendantOf("com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol")
           .namedAnyOf("isDirectlyOrIndirectlyLocal", "isLocal", "packge", "isStatic");
 
   private static final Matcher<ExpressionTree> SCOPE =
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestionsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestionsTest.java
index cc6b1a40f95c..eef7cf305835 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestionsTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/ASTHelpersSuggestionsTest.java
@@ -56,4 +56,35 @@ public void positive() {
             "jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code", "jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util")
         .doTest();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void onSymbolSubtyle() {
+    testHelper
+        .addInputLines(
+            "Test.java",
+            "import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.VarSymbol;",
+            "class Test {",
+            "  void f(VarSymbol s) {",
+            "    s.isStatic();",
+            "    s.packge();",
+            "    s.members().anyMatch(x -> x.isStatic());",
+            "  }",
+            "}")
+        .addOutputLines(
+            "Test.java",
+            "import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.enclosingPackage;",
+            "import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.isStatic;",
+            "import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.scope;",
+            "import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.VarSymbol;",
+            "class Test {",
+            "  void f(VarSymbol s) {",
+            "    isStatic(s);",
+            "    enclosingPackage(s);",
+            "    scope(s.members()).anyMatch(x -> isStatic(x));",
+            "  }",
+            "}")
+        .addModules(
+            "jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code", "jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util")
+        .doTest();
+  }
 }