diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
index b016bb1838..3ad21a6193 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/ssa.go
@@ -719,6 +719,10 @@ func (s *state) addr(n *Node) *ssa.Value {
 			s.boundsCheck(i, len)
 			return s.newValue2(ssa.OpPtrIndex, Ptrto(n.Left.Type.Type), a, i)
 		}
+	case OIND:
+		p := s.expr(n.Left)
+		s.nilCheck(p)
+		return p
 	case ODOT:
 		p := s.addr(n.Left)
 		return s.newValue2(ssa.OpAdd, p.Type, p, s.constInt(s.config.Uintptr, n.Xoffset))