diff --git a/src/go/types/instance.go b/src/go/types/instance.go
index 205cb470464..9d31b42690a 100644
--- a/src/go/types/instance.go
+++ b/src/go/types/instance.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type instance struct {
 func (n *Named) complete() {
 	if n.instance != nil && len(n.targs) > 0 && n.underlying == nil {
 		check := n.instance.check
-		inst := check.instantiate(n.instance.pos, n.orig.underlying, n.tparams, n.targs, n.instance.posList, n.instance.verify)
+		inst := check.instantiate(n.instance.pos, n.orig.underlying, n.tparams, n.targs, n.instance.posList)
 		n.underlying = inst
 		n.fromRHS = inst
 		n.methods = n.orig.methods
diff --git a/src/go/types/instantiate.go b/src/go/types/instantiate.go
index 270652149f6..14bbf2b12b1 100644
--- a/src/go/types/instantiate.go
+++ b/src/go/types/instantiate.go
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ func (check *Checker) Instantiate(pos token.Pos, typ Type, targs []Type, posList
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("%v: cannot instantiate %v", pos, typ))
 	}
 
-	return check.instantiate(pos, typ, tparams, targs, posList, verify)
+	inst := check.instantiate(pos, typ, tparams, targs, posList)
+	if verify && len(tparams) == len(targs) {
+		check.verify(pos, tparams, targs, posList)
+	}
+	return inst
 }
 
-func (check *Checker) instantiate(pos token.Pos, typ Type, tparams []*TypeName, targs []Type, posList []token.Pos, verify bool) (res Type) {
+func (check *Checker) instantiate(pos token.Pos, typ Type, tparams []*TypeName, targs []Type, posList []token.Pos) (res Type) {
 	// the number of supplied types must match the number of type parameters
 	if len(targs) != len(tparams) {
 		// TODO(gri) provide better error message
@@ -67,9 +71,6 @@ func (check *Checker) instantiate(pos token.Pos, typ Type, tparams []*TypeName,
 		}
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("%v: got %d arguments but %d type parameters", pos, len(targs), len(tparams)))
 	}
-	if verify && check == nil {
-		panic("cannot have nil receiver if verify is set")
-	}
 
 	if check != nil && trace {
 		check.trace(pos, "-- instantiating %s with %s", typ, typeListString(targs))
@@ -97,22 +98,6 @@ func (check *Checker) instantiate(pos token.Pos, typ Type, tparams []*TypeName,
 
 	smap := makeSubstMap(tparams, targs)
 
-	// check bounds
-	if verify {
-		for i, tname := range tparams {
-			// best position for error reporting
-			pos := pos
-			if i < len(posList) {
-				pos = posList[i]
-			}
-
-			// stop checking bounds after the first failure
-			if !check.satisfies(pos, targs[i], tname.typ.(*TypeParam), smap) {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return check.subst(pos, typ, smap)
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +109,11 @@ func (check *Checker) InstantiateLazy(pos token.Pos, typ Type, targs []Type, pos
 	if base == nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("%v: cannot instantiate %v", pos, typ))
 	}
+	if verify && len(base.tparams) == len(targs) {
+		check.later(func() {
+			check.verify(pos, base.tparams, targs, posList)
+		})
+	}
 	h := instantiatedHash(base, targs)
 	if check != nil {
 		if named := check.typMap[h]; named != nil {
@@ -146,6 +136,26 @@ func (check *Checker) InstantiateLazy(pos token.Pos, typ Type, targs []Type, pos
 	return named
 }
 
+func (check *Checker) verify(pos token.Pos, tparams []*TypeName, targs []Type, posList []token.Pos) {
+	if check == nil {
+		panic("cannot have nil Checker if verifying constraints")
+	}
+
+	smap := makeSubstMap(tparams, targs)
+	for i, tname := range tparams {
+		// best position for error reporting
+		pos := pos
+		if i < len(posList) {
+			pos = posList[i]
+		}
+
+		// stop checking bounds after the first failure
+		if !check.satisfies(pos, targs[i], tname.typ.(*TypeParam), smap) {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // satisfies reports whether the type argument targ satisfies the constraint of type parameter
 // parameter tpar (after any of its type parameters have been substituted through smap).
 // A suitable error is reported if the result is false.
diff --git a/src/go/types/testdata/check/issues.go2 b/src/go/types/testdata/check/issues.go2
index ce0d6082163..c57f0023034 100644
--- a/src/go/types/testdata/check/issues.go2
+++ b/src/go/types/testdata/check/issues.go2
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ func (u T2[U]) Add1() U {
     return u.s + 1
 }
 
-// TODO(rfindley): we should probably report an error here as well, not
-//                 just when the type is first instantiated.
 func NewT2[U any]() T2[U /* ERROR U has no type constraints */ ] {
-    return T2[U]{}
+    return T2[U /* ERROR U has no type constraints */ ]{}
 }
 
 func _() {