diff --git a/runtime/vm/class_finalizer.cc b/runtime/vm/class_finalizer.cc
index 12c48e75662..3c8a85308a9 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/class_finalizer.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/class_finalizer.cc
@@ -639,7 +639,13 @@ void ClassFinalizer::CheckRecursiveType(const Class& cls,
   const TypeArguments& arguments =
       TypeArguments::Handle(zone, type.arguments());
   // A type can only be recursive via its type arguments.
-  ASSERT(!arguments.IsNull());
+  if (arguments.IsNull()) {
+    // However, Kernel does not keep the relation between a function type and
+    // its declaring typedef. Therefore, a typedef-declared function type may
+    // refer to the still unfinalized typedef via a type in its signature.
+    ASSERT(type.IsFunctionType());
+    return;
+  }
   const intptr_t num_type_args = arguments.Length();
   ASSERT(num_type_args > 0);
   ASSERT(num_type_args == type_cls.NumTypeArguments());
@@ -1100,7 +1106,7 @@ void ClassFinalizer::CheckTypeArgumentBounds(const Class& cls,
     }
   }
   AbstractType& super_type = AbstractType::Handle(cls.super_type());
-  if (!super_type.IsNull()) {
+  if (!super_type.IsNull() && !super_type.IsBeingFinalized()) {
     const Class& super_class = Class::Handle(super_type.type_class());
     CheckTypeArgumentBounds(super_class, arguments, bound_error);
   }
diff --git a/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status b/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status
index 8f3b76af127..42b5f1b7e28 100644
--- a/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status
+++ b/tests/language_2/language_2_kernel.status
@@ -493,11 +493,6 @@ mixin_supertype_subclass_test/05: MissingCompileTimeError
 
 [ $compiler == dartk && $mode == debug && $runtime == vm && $strong ]
 const_instance_field_test/01: Crash # Issue 32326.
-cyclic_type_variable_test/01: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/02: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/03: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/04: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/none: Crash
 deopt_inlined_function_lazy_test: Skip
 tearoff_dynamic_test: Crash
 
@@ -772,11 +767,6 @@ least_upper_bound_expansive_test/none: RuntimeError # Please triage.
 
 [ $compiler == dartkp && $mode == debug && $runtime == dart_precompiled && $strong ]
 const_instance_field_test/01: Crash # Issue 32326.
-cyclic_type_variable_test/01: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/02: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/03: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/04: Crash
-cyclic_type_variable_test/none: Crash
 external_test/13: Crash
 regress_29025_test: Crash
 tearoff_dynamic_test: Crash