diff --git a/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/DirectPostingsFormat.java b/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/DirectPostingsFormat.java
index 3ce2abe4358..00f25cf189c 100644
--- a/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/DirectPostingsFormat.java
+++ b/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/DirectPostingsFormat.java
@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ public final class DirectPostingsFormat extends PostingsFormat {
 
     @Override
     public TermsEnum intersect(CompiledAutomaton compiled, final BytesRef startTerm) {
+      if (compiled.type != CompiledAutomaton.AUTOMATON_TYPE.NORMAL) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("please use CompiledAutomaton.getTermsEnum instead");
+      }
       return new DirectIntersectTermsEnum(compiled, startTerm);
     }
 
diff --git a/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTOrdTermsReader.java b/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTOrdTermsReader.java
index 305c4194381..97bbea3ddef 100644
--- a/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTOrdTermsReader.java
+++ b/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTOrdTermsReader.java
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ public class FSTOrdTermsReader extends FieldsProducer {
 
     @Override
     public TermsEnum intersect(CompiledAutomaton compiled, BytesRef startTerm) throws IOException {
+      if (compiled.type != CompiledAutomaton.AUTOMATON_TYPE.NORMAL) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("please use CompiledAutomaton.getTermsEnum instead");
+      }
       return new IntersectTermsEnum(compiled, startTerm);
     }
 
diff --git a/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTTermsReader.java b/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTTermsReader.java
index 775f6929548..b120656688c 100644
--- a/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTTermsReader.java
+++ b/lucene/codecs/src/java/org/apache/lucene/codecs/memory/FSTTermsReader.java
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ public class FSTTermsReader extends FieldsProducer {
 
     @Override
     public TermsEnum intersect(CompiledAutomaton compiled, BytesRef startTerm) throws IOException {
+      if (compiled.type != CompiledAutomaton.AUTOMATON_TYPE.NORMAL) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("please use CompiledAutomaton.getTermsEnum instead");
+      }
       return new IntersectTermsEnum(compiled, startTerm);
     }