diff --git a/compiler/crates/react_compiler_validation/src/validate_no_ref_access_in_render.rs b/compiler/crates/react_compiler_validation/src/validate_no_ref_access_in_render.rs
index 22708b1dbb48..b430623e5276 100644
--- a/compiler/crates/react_compiler_validation/src/validate_no_ref_access_in_render.rs
+++ b/compiler/crates/react_compiler_validation/src/validate_no_ref_access_in_render.rs
@@ -185,10 +185,7 @@ fn join_ref_access_ref_types(a: &RefAccessRefType, b: &RefAccessRefType) -> RefA
             loc: None,
             ref_id: None,
         },
-        (_, RefAccessRefType::RefValue { .. }) => RefAccessRefType::RefValue {
-            loc: None,
-            ref_id: None,
-        },
+        (_, RefAccessRefType::RefValue { .. }) => b.clone(),
         (RefAccessRefType::Ref { ref_id: a_id }, RefAccessRefType::Ref { ref_id: b_id }) => {
             if a_id == b_id {
                 a.clone()
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c08466e1543a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender
+function Component({cond}) {
+  const ref = useRef(null);
+  const x = cond ? ref : ref.current;
+  return <Foo value={x} />;
+}
+
+```
+
+
+## Error
+
+```
+Found 1 error:
+
+Error: Cannot access refs during render
+
+React refs are values that are not needed for rendering. Refs should only be accessed outside of render, such as in event handlers or effects. Accessing a ref value (the `current` property) during render can cause your component not to update as expected (https://react.dev/reference/react/useRef).
+
+error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.ts:4:25
+  2 | function Component({cond}) {
+  3 |   const ref = useRef(null);
+> 4 |   const x = cond ? ref : ref.current;
+    |                          ^^^^^^^^^^^ Cannot access ref value during render
+  5 |   return <Foo value={x} />;
+  6 | }
+  7 |
+```
+          
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73c6cf384589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-value-phi-with-ref.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender
+function Component({cond}) {
+  const ref = useRef(null);
+  const x = cond ? ref : ref.current;
+  return <Foo value={x} />;
+}