diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
index b555859f28..e5fdd5f6c9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/type_check.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn math_result_type(
                     }
                 }
                 (Type::Table(a), Type::Table(_)) => (Type::Table(a.clone()), None),
+                (Type::Any, _) | (_, Type::Any) => (Type::Any, None),
                 _ => {
                     *op = Expression::garbage(op.span);
                     (