diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/convert.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/convert.go
index 6edff4fbba..72631e7dfb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/convert.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/convert.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func soleComponent(init *ir.Nodes, n ir.Node) ir.Node {
 				// Treat blank fields as the zero value as the Go language requires.
 				n = typecheck.Temp(n.Type().Field(0).Type)
 				appendWalkStmt(init, ir.NewAssignStmt(base.Pos, n, nil))
-				return n
+				continue
 			}
 			n = typecheck.Expr(ir.NewSelectorExpr(n.Pos(), ir.OXDOT, n, n.Type().Field(0).Sym))
 		case n.Type().IsArray():
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue52020.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue52020.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d18b1f7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue52020.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// compile
+
+// Copyright 2022 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.
+
+package main
+
+func main() {
+	var _ interface{} = struct{ _ [1]int8 }{}
+}