1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-check-decl.cpp b/source/slang/slang-check-decl.cpp
index f016ae3d8..a535ba104 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-check-decl.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-check-decl.cpp
@@ -6918,6 +6918,8 @@ namespace Slang
         // has an associated derivative function.
         if (func->findModifier<BackwardDifferentiableAttribute>())
             return true;
+        if (func->findModifier<BackwardDerivativeAttribute>())
+            return true;
         for (auto assocDecl : getAssociatedDeclsForDecl(func))
         {
             switch (assocDecl.kind)