diff --git a/codegen/override.py b/codegen/override.py
index 2e8c6a4c30..fde8f4fc9c 100644
--- a/codegen/override.py
+++ b/codegen/override.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Overrides:
         return 0
 
     def is_type_ignored(self, name):
-        return name in self.type_ignores
+        return name.rstrip('*') in self.type_ignores
 
     def is_overriden(self, name):
         return self.overrides.has_key(name)