diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/select.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/select.go
index a09d779af6..e0ed1e2a9f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/select.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/select.go
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func scasetype() *types.Type {
 			namedfield("elem", types.Types[TUNSAFEPTR]),
 			namedfield("kind", types.Types[TUINT16]),
 			namedfield("pc", types.Types[TUINTPTR]),
-			namedfield("releasetime", types.Types[TUINT64]),
+			namedfield("releasetime", types.Types[TINT64]),
 		})
 		scase.SetNoalg(true)
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/select.go b/src/runtime/select.go
index 85be1bc64d..86182890cc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/select.go
+++ b/src/runtime/select.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const debugSelect = false
 
 // scase.kind values.
 // Known to compiler.
-// Changes here must also be made in src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/select.go's walkselect.
+// Changes here must also be made in src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/select.go's walkselectcases.
 const (
 	caseNil = iota
 	caseRecv