4 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/encoding/asn1/asn1.go b/src/encoding/asn1/asn1.go
index f9b9cb4930..cffc06dc9c 100644
--- a/src/encoding/asn1/asn1.go
+++ b/src/encoding/asn1/asn1.go
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ func parseField(v reflect.Value, bytes []byte, initOffset int, params fieldParam
 		structType := fieldType
 
 		for i := 0; i < structType.NumField(); i++ {
-			if structType.Field(i).PkgPath != "" {
+			if !structType.Field(i).IsExported() {
 				err = StructuralError{"struct contains unexported fields"}
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/src/encoding/asn1/marshal.go b/src/encoding/asn1/marshal.go
index 0d34d5aa1e..5b4d786d49 100644
--- a/src/encoding/asn1/marshal.go
+++ b/src/encoding/asn1/marshal.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func makeBody(value reflect.Value, params fieldParameters) (e encoder, err error
 		t := v.Type()
 
 		for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
-			if t.Field(i).PkgPath != "" {
+			if !t.Field(i).IsExported() {
 				return nil, StructuralError{"struct contains unexported fields"}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/encoding/json/encode.go b/src/encoding/json/encode.go
index 483b9d8f2d..751f03d33d 100644
--- a/src/encoding/json/encode.go
+++ b/src/encoding/json/encode.go
@@ -1239,19 +1239,18 @@ func typeFields(t reflect.Type) structFields {
 			// Scan f.typ for fields to include.
 			for i := 0; i < f.typ.NumField(); i++ {
 				sf := f.typ.Field(i)
-				isUnexported := sf.PkgPath != ""
 				if sf.Anonymous {
 					t := sf.Type
 					if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 						t = t.Elem()
 					}
-					if isUnexported && t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+					if !sf.IsExported() && t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
 						// Ignore embedded fields of unexported non-struct types.
 						continue
 					}
 					// Do not ignore embedded fields of unexported struct types
 					// since they may have exported fields.
-				} else if isUnexported {
+				} else if !sf.IsExported() {
 					// Ignore unexported non-embedded fields.
 					continue
 				}
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go b/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go
index f30fe58590..162724ef1a 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func getTypeInfo(typ reflect.Type) (*typeInfo, error) {
 		n := typ.NumField()
 		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 			f := typ.Field(i)
-			if (f.PkgPath != "" && !f.Anonymous) || f.Tag.Get("xml") == "-" {
+			if (!f.IsExported() && !f.Anonymous) || f.Tag.Get("xml") == "-" {
 				continue // Private field
 			}