diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/compiler_host.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/compiler_host.ts
index 40717c44f5..98ef5a70ff 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/compiler_host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/src/compiler_host.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class NgtscCompilerHost implements ts.CompilerHost {
   }
 
   getCanonicalFileName(fileName: string): string {
-    return this.useCaseSensitiveFileNames ? fileName : fileName.toLowerCase();
+    return this.useCaseSensitiveFileNames() ? fileName : fileName.toLowerCase();
   }
 
   useCaseSensitiveFileNames(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/compiler_host_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/compiler_host_spec.ts
index 6f53351737..8973ac7247 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/compiler_host_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/compiler_host_spec.ts
@@ -41,5 +41,27 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
         expect(host.getSourceFile(directory, ts.ScriptTarget.ES2015)).toBe(undefined);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('useCaseSensitiveFileNames()', () => {
+      it('should return the same as `FileSystem.isCaseSensitive()', () => {
+        const directory = absoluteFrom('/a/b/c');
+        const fs = getFileSystem();
+        fs.ensureDir(directory);
+        const host = new NgtscCompilerHost(fs);
+        expect(host.useCaseSensitiveFileNames()).toEqual(fs.isCaseSensitive());
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('getCanonicalFileName()', () => {
+      it('should return the original filename if FS is case-sensitive or lower case otherwise',
+         () => {
+           const directory = absoluteFrom('/a/b/c');
+           const fs = getFileSystem();
+           fs.ensureDir(directory);
+           const host = new NgtscCompilerHost(fs);
+           expect(host.getCanonicalFileName(('AbCd.ts')))
+               .toEqual(fs.isCaseSensitive() ? 'AbCd.ts' : 'abcd.ts');
+         });
+    });
   });
 });