diff --git a/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser_types.ml b/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser_types.ml
index c48172e3d..dd3d3b5e7 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser_types.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser_types.ml
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ let rec pointer_type_equal p ap =
   match (p, ap) with
   | PointerType (_, qt), Pointer abs_ctype' | ObjCObjectPointerType (_, qt), Pointer abs_ctype'
    -> check_type_ptr qt.qt_type_ptr abs_ctype'
+  | PointerType (_, qt), BuiltIn _
+   -> check_type_ptr qt.qt_type_ptr ap
   | _, _
    -> display_equality_warning () ; false
 
@@ -451,7 +453,9 @@ and c_type_equal c_type abs_ctype =
   match (c_type, abs_ctype) with
   | BuiltinType (_, bi), BuiltIn abi
    -> builtin_equal bi abi
-  | PointerType _, Pointer _ | ObjCObjectPointerType _, Pointer _
+  | TypedefType (_, tdi), BuiltIn _
+   -> check_type_ptr tdi.tti_child_type.qt_type_ptr abs_ctype
+  | PointerType _, BuiltIn _ | PointerType _, Pointer _ | ObjCObjectPointerType _, Pointer _
    -> pointer_type_equal c_type abs_ctype
   | LValueReferenceType (_, qt), Reference abs_typ | RValueReferenceType (_, qt), Reference abs_typ
    -> check_type_ptr qt.qt_type_ptr abs_typ
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
index 7b4475d02..608d88ee8 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/protocols.m, Foo_newWithD, 28, TEST_BUI
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/protocols.m, Linters_dummy_method, 11, TEST_PROTOCOL_DEF_INHERITANCE, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/protocols.m, Linters_dummy_method, 14, TEST_PROTOCOL_DEF_INHERITANCE, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/protocols.m, Linters_dummy_method, 17, TEST_PROTOCOL_DEF_INHERITANCE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/sel.m, fooButtonComponent_newWithAction, 12, TEST_INSTANCE_TYPE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/sel.m, fooButtonComponent_newWithAction, 12, TEST_PARAMETER_SEL_TYPE, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, A_foo, 13, TEST_BUILTIN_TYPE, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, A_foo, 13, TEST_PARAM_TYPE_CHECK2, []
 codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, A_foo, 13, TEST_RETURN_METHOD, []
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
index a92bb504b..da943f191 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
@@ -402,3 +402,15 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER ENUM_CONSTANTS_OF_ENUM = {
        HOLDS-IN-NODE VarDecl;
    SET message = "var %name% declared in function";
  };
+
+DEFINE-CHECKER TEST_PARAMETER_SEL_TYPE = {
+
+ SET report_when =
+     WHEN
+       method_return_type("instancetype") AND
+       method_has_a_parameter_with_type("SEL")
+     HOLDS-IN-NODE ObjCMethodDecl;
+
+ SET message = "Method has parameter of type SEL";
+
+ };
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/sel.m b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/sel.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2379f784a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/sel.m
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+#include <Foundation/NSObject.h>
+
+@interface fooButtonComponent : NSObject
++ (instancetype)newWithAction:(SEL)selector;
+@end