3 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
index 8dcc9d811e..78e701eaf8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
@@ -715,12 +715,10 @@ func (subst *subster) typ(t *types.Type) *types.Type {
 			return newsym.Def.Type()
 		}
 
-		// In order to deal with recursive generic types, create a TFORW type
-		// initially and set its Def field, so it can be found if this type
-		// appears recursively within the type.
-		forw = types.New(types.TFORW)
-		forw.SetSym(newsym)
-		newsym.Def = ir.TypeNode(forw)
+		// In order to deal with recursive generic types, create a TFORW
+		// type initially and set the Def field of its sym, so it can be
+		// found if this type appears recursively within the type.
+		forw = newNamedTypeWithSym(t.Pos(), newsym)
 		//println("Creating new type by sub", newsym.Name, forw.HasTParam())
 		forw.SetRParams(neededTargs)
 	}
@@ -894,3 +892,13 @@ func deref(t *types.Type) *types.Type {
 	}
 	return t
 }
+
+// newNamedTypeWithSym returns a TFORW type t with name specified by sym, such
+// that t.nod and sym.Def are set correctly.
+func newNamedTypeWithSym(pos src.XPos, sym *types.Sym) *types.Type {
+	name := ir.NewDeclNameAt(pos, ir.OTYPE, sym)
+	forw := types.NewNamed(name)
+	name.SetType(forw)
+	sym.Def = name
+	return forw
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/types.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/types.go
index b196cb5945..06c584714e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/types.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/types.go
@@ -120,10 +120,8 @@ func (g *irgen) typ0(typ types2.Type) *types.Type {
 			// which may set HasTParam) before translating the
 			// underlying type itself, so we handle recursion
 			// correctly, including via method signatures.
-			ntyp := types.New(types.TFORW)
+			ntyp := newNamedTypeWithSym(g.pos(typ.Obj().Pos()), s)
 			g.typs[typ] = ntyp
-			ntyp.SetSym(s)
-			s.Def = ir.TypeNode(ntyp)
 
 			// If ntyp still has type params, then we must be
 			// referencing something like 'value[T2]', as when
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go
index 7bf63764b8..31a99781d1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ type Type struct {
 	methods    Fields
 	allMethods Fields
 
-	nod        Object // canonical OTYPE node
-	underlying *Type  // original type (type literal or predefined type)
+	// canonical OTYPE node for a named type (should be an ir.Name node with same sym)
+	nod        Object
+	underlying *Type // original type (type literal or predefined type)
 
 	// Cache of composite types, with this type being the element type.
 	cache struct {
@@ -1642,7 +1643,7 @@ var (
 	TypeResultMem = newResults([]*Type{TypeMem})
 )
 
-// NewNamed returns a new named type for the given type name.
+// NewNamed returns a new named type for the given type name. obj should be an ir.Name.
 func NewNamed(obj Object) *Type {
 	t := New(TFORW)
 	t.sym = obj.Sym()
@@ -1650,7 +1651,7 @@ func NewNamed(obj Object) *Type {
 	return t
 }
 
-// Obj returns the type name for the named type t.
+// Obj returns the canonical type name node for a named type t, nil for an unnamed type.
 func (t *Type) Obj() Object {
 	if t.sym != nil {
 		return t.nod