diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 221caf8232..b9c3d4c16c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -23713,9 +23713,9 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
 
-        function checkArithmeticOperandType(operand: Node, type: Type, diagnostic: DiagnosticMessage): boolean {
+        function checkArithmeticOperandType(operand: Node, type: Type, diagnostic: DiagnosticMessage, isAwaitValid = false): boolean {
             if (!isTypeAssignableTo(type, numberOrBigIntType)) {
-                const awaitedType = getAwaitedType(type);
+                const awaitedType = isAwaitValid && getAwaitedTypeOfPromise(type);
                 errorAndMaybeSuggestAwait(
                     operand,
                     !!awaitedType && isTypeAssignableTo(awaitedType, numberOrBigIntType),
@@ -24327,8 +24327,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     }
                     else {
                         // otherwise just check each operand separately and report errors as normal
-                        const leftOk = checkArithmeticOperandType(left, leftType, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_arithmetic_operation_must_be_of_type_any_number_bigint_or_an_enum_type);
-                        const rightOk = checkArithmeticOperandType(right, rightType, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_arithmetic_operation_must_be_of_type_any_number_bigint_or_an_enum_type);
+                        const leftOk = checkArithmeticOperandType(left, leftType, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_arithmetic_operation_must_be_of_type_any_number_bigint_or_an_enum_type, /*isAwaitValid*/ true);
+                        const rightOk = checkArithmeticOperandType(right, rightType, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_arithmetic_operation_must_be_of_type_any_number_bigint_or_an_enum_type, /*isAwaitValid*/ true);
                         let resultType: Type;
                         // If both are any or unknown, allow operation; assume it will resolve to number
                         if ((isTypeAssignableToKind(leftType, TypeFlags.AnyOrUnknown) && isTypeAssignableToKind(rightType, TypeFlags.AnyOrUnknown)) ||
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.errors.txt
index 0fc56b82c1..2378274121 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.errors.txt
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ tests/cases/compiler/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.ts(27,5): error TS2349: T
         b++;
         ~
 !!! error TS2356: An arithmetic operand must be of type 'any', 'number', 'bigint' or an enum type.
-!!! related TS2773 tests/cases/compiler/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.ts:15:5: Did you forget to use 'await'?
         --b;
           ~
 !!! error TS2356: An arithmetic operand must be of type 'any', 'number', 'bigint' or an enum type.
-!!! related TS2773 tests/cases/compiler/operationsAvailableOnPromisedType.ts:16:7: Did you forget to use 'await'?
         a === b;
         ~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2367: This condition will always return 'false' since the types 'number' and 'Promise<number>' have no overlap.