diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/fmt.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/fmt.go
index d19fe453ef..22fbf39975 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/fmt.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/fmt.go
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func exprFmt(n Node, s fmt.State, prec int) {
 	}
 
 	nprec := OpPrec[n.Op()]
-	if n.Op() == OTYPE && n.Type().IsPtr() {
+	if n.Op() == OTYPE && n.Type() != nil && n.Type().IsPtr() {
 		nprec = OpPrec[ODEREF]
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue48301.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue48301.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46fe779a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue48301.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// errorcheck -G=0
+
+// Copyright 2021 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.
+
+// Don't crash while reporting the error.
+
+package p
+
+func _() {
+	type T = T // ERROR "T uses T"
+}