diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
index 59e87635b9..898133a63f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
@@ -1618,7 +1618,12 @@ class TcbExpressionTranslator {
         pipe = NULL_AS_ANY;
       }
       const args = ast.args.map(arg => this.translate(arg));
-      const result = tsCallMethod(pipe, 'transform', [expr, ...args]);
+      const methodAccess = ts.createPropertyAccess(pipe, 'transform');
+      addParseSpanInfo(methodAccess, ast.nameSpan);
+      const result = ts.createCall(
+          /* expression */ methodAccess,
+          /* typeArguments */ undefined,
+          /* argumentsArray */[expr, ...args]);
       addParseSpanInfo(result, ast.sourceSpan);
       return result;
     } else if (
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts
index 6d8236e23e..0f8267085d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('type check blocks diagnostics', () => {
       }];
       const block = tcbWithSpans(TEMPLATE, PIPES);
       expect(block).toContain(
-          '((null as TestPipe).transform(((ctx).a /*3,4*/) /*3,4*/, ((ctx).b /*12,13*/) /*12,13*/) /*3,13*/);');
+          '((null as TestPipe).transform /*7,11*/(((ctx).a /*3,4*/) /*3,4*/, ((ctx).b /*12,13*/) /*12,13*/) /*3,13*/);');
     });
 
     describe('attaching multiple comments for multiple references', () => {