diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/LoopWidening.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/LoopWidening.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/LoopWidening.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/LoopWidening.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@
   }
 
   // References should not be invalidated.
-  auto Matches = match(findAll(stmt(hasDescendant(varDecl(hasType(referenceType())).bind(MatchRef)))),
-                       *LCtx->getDecl()->getBody(), ASTCtx);
+  auto Matches = match(
+      findAll(stmt(hasDescendant(
+          varDecl(hasType(hasCanonicalType(referenceType()))).bind(MatchRef)))),
+      *LCtx->getDecl()->getBody(), ASTCtx);
   for (BoundNodes Match : Matches) {
     const VarDecl *VD = Match.getNodeAs<VarDecl>(MatchRef);
     assert(VD);
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/loop-widening-preserve-reference-type.cpp b/clang/test/Analysis/loop-widening-preserve-reference-type.cpp
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/loop-widening-preserve-reference-type.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/loop-widening-preserve-reference-type.cpp
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) { }
   clang_analyzer_eval(&x != 0); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
 }                               // expected-warning@-1{{reference cannot be bound to dereferenced null pointer in well-defined C++ code; comparison may be assumed to always evaluate to true}}
+
+using AR = const A &;
+void invalid_type_alias_region_access() {
+  AR x = B();
+  for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+  }
+  clang_analyzer_eval(&x != 0); // expected-warning{{TRUE}}
+} // expected-warning@-1{{reference cannot be bound to dereferenced null pointer in well-defined C++ code; comparison may be assumed to always evaluate to true}}