diff --git a/spec/compiler/semantic/restrictions_spec.cr b/spec/compiler/semantic/restrictions_spec.cr
index 139f881cc447..4a3bd01b3694 100644
--- a/spec/compiler/semantic/restrictions_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/compiler/semantic/restrictions_spec.cr
@@ -548,6 +548,46 @@ describe "Restrictions" do
       end
     end
 
+    describe "Path vs NumberLiteral" do
+      it "inserts constant before number literal of same value with generic arguments" do
+        assert_type(<<-CR) { bool }
+          X = 1
+
+          class Foo(N)
+          end
+
+          def foo(a : Foo(1))
+            'a'
+          end
+
+          def foo(a : Foo(X))
+            true
+          end
+
+          foo(Foo(1).new)
+          CR
+      end
+
+      it "inserts number literal before constant of same value with generic arguments" do
+        assert_type(<<-CR) { bool }
+          X = 1
+
+          class Foo(N)
+          end
+
+          def foo(a : Foo(X))
+            'a'
+          end
+
+          def foo(a : Foo(1))
+            true
+          end
+
+          foo(Foo(1).new)
+          CR
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "free variables" do
       it "inserts path before free variable with same name" do
         assert_type(<<-CR) { tuple_of([char, bool]) }
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/restrictions.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/restrictions.cr
index 5e157e3ef200..fca3e70a5f7b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/restrictions.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/restrictions.cr
@@ -605,11 +605,57 @@ module Crystal
       false
     end
 
+    def restriction_of?(other : NumberLiteral, owner, self_free_vars = nil, other_free_vars = nil)
+      # this happens when `self` and `other` are generic arguments:
+      #
+      # ```
+      # X = 1
+      #
+      # def foo(param : StaticArray(Int32, X))
+      # end
+      #
+      # def foo(param : StaticArray(Int32, 1))
+      # end
+      # ```
+      case self_type = owner.lookup_path(self)
+      when Const
+        self_type.value == other
+      when NumberLiteral
+        self_type == other
+      else
+        false
+      end
+    end
+
     def restriction_of?(other, owner, self_free_vars = nil, other_free_vars = nil)
       false
     end
   end
 
+  class NumberLiteral
+    def restriction_of?(other : Path, owner, self_free_vars = nil, other_free_vars = nil)
+      # this happens when `self` and `other` are generic arguments:
+      #
+      # ```
+      # X = 1
+      #
+      # def foo(param : StaticArray(Int32, 1))
+      # end
+      #
+      # def foo(param : StaticArray(Int32, X))
+      # end
+      # ```
+      case other_type = owner.lookup_path(other)
+      when Const
+        other_type.value == self
+      when NumberLiteral
+        other_type == self
+      else
+        false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   class Union
     def restriction_of?(other, owner, self_free_vars = nil, other_free_vars = nil)
       # For a union to be considered before another restriction,