diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
index 3cc7b0f8db..a2286eb872 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 //
 //	1. direct call
 //	2. through a reachable interface type
-//	3. reflect.Value.Call / reflect.Method.Func
+//	3. reflect.Value.Call, .Method, or reflect.Method.Func
 //
 // The first case is handled by the flood fill, a directly called method
 // is marked as reachable.
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ import (
 // against the interface method signatures, if it matches it is marked
 // as reachable. This is extremely conservative, but easy and correct.
 //
-// The third case is handled by looking to see if reflect.Value.Call is
-// ever marked reachable, or if a reflect.Method struct is ever
-// constructed by a call to reflect.Type.Method or MethodByName. If it
-// is, all bets are off and all exported methods of reachable types are
-// marked reachable.
+// The third case is handled by looking to see if any of:
+//	- reflect.Value.Call is reachable
+//	- reflect.Value.Method is reachable
+// 	- reflect.Type.Method or MethodByName is called.
+// If any of these happen, all bets are off and all exported methods
+// of reachable types are marked reachable.
 //
 // Any unreached text symbols are removed from ctxt.Textp.
 func deadcode(ctxt *Link) {
@@ -58,14 +59,17 @@ func deadcode(ctxt *Link) {
 	d.flood()
 
 	callSym := Linkrlookup(ctxt, "reflect.Value.Call", 0)
-	callSymSeen := false
+	methSym := Linkrlookup(ctxt, "reflect.Value.Method", 0)
+	reflectSeen := false
 
 	for {
-		if callSym != nil && (callSym.Attr.Reachable() || d.reflectMethod) {
-			// Methods are called via reflection. Give up on
-			// static analysis, mark all exported methods of
-			// all reachable types as reachable.
-			callSymSeen = true
+		if !reflectSeen {
+			if d.reflectMethod || (callSym != nil && callSym.Attr.Reachable()) || (methSym != nil && methSym.Attr.Reachable()) {
+				// Methods might be called via reflection. Give up on
+				// static analysis, mark all exported methods of
+				// all reachable types as reachable.
+				reflectSeen = true
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Mark all methods that could satisfy a discovered
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ func deadcode(ctxt *Link) {
 		// in the last pass.
 		var rem []methodref
 		for _, m := range d.markableMethods {
-			if (callSymSeen && m.isExported()) || d.ifaceMethod[m.m] {
+			if (reflectSeen && m.isExported()) || d.ifaceMethod[m.m] {
 				d.markMethod(m)
 			} else {
 				rem = append(rem, m)
diff --git a/test/reflectmethod4.go b/test/reflectmethod4.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..037b3dada3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/reflectmethod4.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// run
+
+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// The linker can prune methods that are not directly called or
+// assigned to interfaces, but only if reflect.Value.Method is
+// never used. Test it here.
+
+package main
+
+import "reflect"
+
+var called = false
+
+type M int
+
+func (m M) UniqueMethodName() {
+	called = true
+}
+
+var v M
+
+func main() {
+	reflect.ValueOf(v).Method(0).Interface().(func())()
+	if !called {
+		panic("UniqueMethodName not called")
+	}
+}