diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SelectStatic.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SelectStatic.scala
index 1f5886b17535..3c1b469c1432 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SelectStatic.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SelectStatic.scala
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ class SelectStatic extends MiniPhase with IdentityDenotTransformer {
   }
 
   private def normalize(t: Tree)(using Context) = t match {
-    case Select(Block(stats, qual), nm) =>
-      Block(stats, cpy.Select(t)(qual, nm))
     case Apply(Block(stats, qual), nm) =>
       Block(stats, Apply(qual, nm))
     case TypeApply(Block(stats, qual), nm) =>
diff --git a/tests/pos/24707/BuggyClass.scala b/tests/pos/24707/BuggyClass.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..988370442d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/24707/BuggyClass.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import scala.language.implicitConversions
+
+class RichComposite(val comp: MockComposite) extends AnyVal {
+  def setRowLayout(margin: Int, spacing: Int, vertical: Boolean = false): MockLayout = ???
+}
+
+object Implicits {
+  implicit def toRichComposite(c: MockComposite): RichComposite = new RichComposite(c)
+}
+
+import Implicits.*
+
+class BuggyClass(parent: MockComposite) {
+  val comp = new MockComposite(parent, 0)
+  comp.setRowLayout(5, 5).wrap = false  // This triggers the bug
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos/24707/MockComposite.java b/tests/pos/24707/MockComposite.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0883c7ea0122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/24707/MockComposite.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Mock Java class replacing SWT Composite
+public class MockComposite {
+    public MockComposite(MockComposite parent, int style) {
+        // Constructor that mimics SWT's Composite(Composite, int)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos/24707/MockLayout.java b/tests/pos/24707/MockLayout.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1da943fb4a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/24707/MockLayout.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Mock Java class replacing SWT RowLayout
+public class MockLayout {
+    public boolean wrap;  // The mutable field that triggers the bug
+}