2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/strconv/atof.go b/src/lib/strconv/atof.go
index 8869e2032c..b7f5156147 100644
--- a/src/lib/strconv/atof.go
+++ b/src/lib/strconv/atof.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func StringToDecimal(s string) (neg bool, d *Decimal, trunc bool, ok bool) {
 	}
 
 	// digits
-	b := new(Decimal);
+	b := new(*Decimal);
 	sawdot := false;
 	sawdigits := false;
 	for ; i < len(s); i++ {
diff --git a/src/lib/strconv/decimal.go b/src/lib/strconv/decimal.go
index d22d4526ca..9f94e30039 100644
--- a/src/lib/strconv/decimal.go
+++ b/src/lib/strconv/decimal.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (a *Decimal) Assign(v uint64) {
 }
 
 package func NewDecimal(i uint64) *Decimal {
-	a := new(Decimal);
+	a := new(*Decimal);
 	a.Assign(i);
 	return a;
 }