diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
index 4e05ad5d6..c46d2a1a9 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
@@ -396,23 +396,30 @@ public class BeanMappingMethod extends NormalTypeMappingMethod {
                 for ( Mapping mapping : entry.getValue() ) {
                     TargetReference targetReference = mapping.getTargetReference();
                     if ( targetReference.isValid() ) {
-                        if ( !handledTargets.contains( first( targetReference.getPropertyEntries() ).getFullName() ) ) {
+                        String target = first( targetReference.getPropertyEntries() ).getFullName();
+                        if ( !handledTargets.contains( target ) ) {
                             if ( handleDefinedMapping( mapping, handledTargets ) ) {
                                 errorOccurred = true;
                             }
                         }
+                        if ( mapping.getSourceReference() != null && mapping.getSourceReference().isValid() ) {
+                            List<PropertyEntry> sourceEntries = mapping.getSourceReference().getPropertyEntries();
+                            if ( !sourceEntries.isEmpty() ) {
+                                String source = first( sourceEntries ).getFullName();
+                                unprocessedSourceProperties.remove( source );
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                     else {
                         errorOccurred = true;
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // remove the remaining name based properties
             for ( String handledTarget : handledTargets ) {
-                // In order to avoid: "Unknown property foo in return type" in case of duplicate
-                // target mappings
                 unprocessedTargetProperties.remove( handledTarget );
                 unprocessedDefinedTargets.remove( handledTarget );
-                unprocessedSourceProperties.remove( handledTarget );
             }
 
             return errorOccurred;
@@ -497,7 +504,6 @@ public class BeanMappingMethod extends NormalTypeMappingMethod {
                         .nullValuePropertyMappingStrategy( mapping.getNullValuePropertyMappingStrategy() )
                         .build();
                     handledTargets.add( propertyName );
-                    unprocessedSourceProperties.remove( mapping.getSourceName() );
                     unprocessedSourceParameters.remove( sourceRef.getParameter() );
                 }
                 else {
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Issue1772Mapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Issue1772Mapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..867385ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Issue1772Mapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1772;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
+import org.mapstruct.ReportingPolicy;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sjaak Derksen
+ */
+@Mapper(unmappedSourcePolicy = ReportingPolicy.ERROR)
+public interface Issue1772Mapper {
+
+    Issue1772Mapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper( Issue1772Mapper.class );
+
+    @Mapping(target = "nestedTarget.doubleNestedTarget", source = "nestedSource.doublyNestedSourceField" )
+    Target map(Source source);
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Issue1772Test.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Issue1772Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b77eb34ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Issue1772Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1772;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.IssueKey;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.WithClasses;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.runner.AnnotationProcessorTestRunner;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sjaak Derksen
+ */
+@IssueKey("1772")
+@RunWith(AnnotationProcessorTestRunner.class)
+@WithClasses({
+    Issue1772Mapper.class,
+    Source.class,
+    Target.class,
+})
+public class Issue1772Test {
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldCorrectlyMarkSourceAsUsed() {
+
+        Source source = new Source();
+        source.setNestedSource( new Source.NestedSource() );
+        source.getNestedSource().setDoublyNestedSourceField( 5d );
+
+        Target target = Issue1772Mapper.INSTANCE.map( source );
+
+        assertThat( target.getNestedTarget().getDoubleNestedTarget() ).isEqualTo( 5d );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Source.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Source.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..076ae8a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Source.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1772;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sjaak Derksen
+ */
+public class Source {
+
+    private NestedSource nestedSource;
+
+    public NestedSource getNestedSource() {
+        return nestedSource;
+    }
+
+    public void setNestedSource(NestedSource nestedSource) {
+        this.nestedSource = nestedSource;
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedSource {
+
+        private double doublyNestedSourceField;
+
+        public double getDoublyNestedSourceField() {
+            return doublyNestedSourceField;
+        }
+
+        public void setDoublyNestedSourceField(double doublyNestedSourceField) {
+            this.doublyNestedSourceField = doublyNestedSourceField;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Target.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Target.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ad876acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1772/Target.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1772;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sjaak Derksen
+ */
+public class Target {
+
+    private NestedTarget nestedTarget;
+
+    public NestedTarget getNestedTarget() {
+        return nestedTarget;
+    }
+
+    public void setNestedTarget(NestedTarget nestedTarget) {
+        this.nestedTarget = nestedTarget;
+    }
+
+    public static class NestedTarget {
+
+        private double doubleNestedTarget;
+
+        public double getDoubleNestedTarget() {
+            return doubleNestedTarget;
+        }
+
+        public void setDoubleNestedTarget(double doubleNestedTarget) {
+            this.doubleNestedTarget = doubleNestedTarget;
+        }
+    }
+}