diff --git a/src/reflect/all_test.go b/src/reflect/all_test.go
index 4b215f120c..10b52456f3 100644
--- a/src/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@ func TestIsNil(t *testing.T) {
 		struct{ x func() bool }{},
 		struct{ x chan int }{},
 		struct{ x []string }{},
+		struct{ x unsafe.Pointer }{},
 	}
 	for _, ts := range doNil {
 		ty := TypeOf(ts).Field(0).Type
diff --git a/src/reflect/value.go b/src/reflect/value.go
index 8906febb9b..7ae2dd8d10 100644
--- a/src/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/reflect/value.go
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ func (v Value) InterfaceData() [2]uintptr {
 func (v Value) IsNil() bool {
 	k := v.kind()
 	switch k {
-	case Chan, Func, Map, Ptr:
+	case Chan, Func, Map, Ptr, UnsafePointer:
 		if v.flag&flagMethod != 0 {
 			return false
 		}