diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin.go
index f9a4f6aef4..17393f801c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func runtimeTypes() []*types.Type {
 	typs[92] = newSig(params(typs[1], typs[3]), nil)
 	typs[93] = newSig(params(typs[1], typs[3], typs[15], typs[3], typs[15]), params(typs[15]))
 	typs[94] = newSig(params(typs[87], typs[3]), params(typs[6]))
-	typs[95] = newSig(params(typs[3], typs[84]), params(typs[6]))
+	typs[95] = newSig(params(typs[3], typs[84]), params(typs[6], typs[6]))
 	typs[96] = types.NewPtr(typs[6])
 	typs[97] = newSig(params(typs[3], typs[96], typs[84]), params(typs[6]))
 	typs[98] = newSig(params(typs[63]), nil)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin/runtime.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin/runtime.go
index acb69c7b28..77a6fdb026 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin/runtime.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/builtin/runtime.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func typedmemclr(typ *byte, dst *any)
 func typedslicecopy(typ *byte, dstPtr *any, dstLen int, srcPtr *any, srcLen int) int
 
 func selectnbsend(hchan chan<- any, elem *any) bool
-func selectnbrecv(elem *any, hchan <-chan any) bool
+func selectnbrecv(elem *any, hchan <-chan any) (bool, bool)
 func selectnbrecv2(elem *any, received *bool, hchan <-chan any) bool
 
 func selectsetpc(pc *uintptr)
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go
index 873be289dc..d2b67ddf55 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func walkSelectCases(cases []*ir.CommClause) []ir.Node {
 		ir.SetPos(n)
 		r := ir.NewIfStmt(base.Pos, nil, nil, nil)
 		*r.PtrInit() = cas.Init()
-		var call ir.Node
+		var cond ir.Node
 		switch n.Op() {
 		default:
 			base.Fatalf("select %v", n.Op())
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func walkSelectCases(cases []*ir.CommClause) []ir.Node {
 			// if selectnbsend(c, v) { body } else { default body }
 			n := n.(*ir.SendStmt)
 			ch := n.Chan
-			call = mkcall1(chanfn("selectnbsend", 2, ch.Type()), types.Types[types.TBOOL], r.PtrInit(), ch, n.Value)
+			cond = mkcall1(chanfn("selectnbsend", 2, ch.Type()), types.Types[types.TBOOL], r.PtrInit(), ch, n.Value)
 
 		case ir.OSELRECV2:
 			n := n.(*ir.AssignListStmt)
@@ -125,18 +125,14 @@ func walkSelectCases(cases []*ir.CommClause) []ir.Node {
 			if ir.IsBlank(elem) {
 				elem = typecheck.NodNil()
 			}
-			if ir.IsBlank(n.Lhs[1]) {
-				// if selectnbrecv(&v, c) { body } else { default body }
-				call = mkcall1(chanfn("selectnbrecv", 2, ch.Type()), types.Types[types.TBOOL], r.PtrInit(), elem, ch)
-			} else {
-				// TODO(cuonglm): make this use selectnbrecv()
-				// if selectnbrecv2(&v, &received, c) { body } else { default body }
-				receivedp := typecheck.Expr(typecheck.NodAddr(n.Lhs[1]))
-				call = mkcall1(chanfn("selectnbrecv2", 2, ch.Type()), types.Types[types.TBOOL], r.PtrInit(), elem, receivedp, ch)
-			}
+			cond = typecheck.Temp(types.Types[types.TBOOL])
+			fn := chanfn("selectnbrecv", 2, ch.Type())
+			call := mkcall1(fn, fn.Type().Results(), r.PtrInit(), elem, ch)
+			as := ir.NewAssignListStmt(r.Pos(), ir.OAS2, []ir.Node{cond, n.Lhs[1]}, []ir.Node{call})
+			r.PtrInit().Append(typecheck.Stmt(as))
 		}
 
-		r.Cond = typecheck.Expr(call)
+		r.Cond = typecheck.Expr(cond)
 		r.Body = cas.Body
 		r.Else = append(dflt.Init(), dflt.Body...)
 		return []ir.Node{r, ir.NewBranchStmt(base.Pos, ir.OBREAK, nil)}
diff --git a/src/runtime/chan.go b/src/runtime/chan.go
index ba56e2cc40..f2a75b30f4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/chan.go
+++ b/src/runtime/chan.go
@@ -687,28 +687,6 @@ func selectnbsend(c *hchan, elem unsafe.Pointer) (selected bool) {
 	return chansend(c, elem, false, getcallerpc())
 }
 
-// compiler implements
-//
-//	select {
-//	case v = <-c:
-//		... foo
-//	default:
-//		... bar
-//	}
-//
-// as
-//
-//	if selectnbrecv(&v, c) {
-//		... foo
-//	} else {
-//		... bar
-//	}
-//
-func selectnbrecv(elem unsafe.Pointer, c *hchan) (selected bool) {
-	selected, _ = chanrecv(c, elem, false)
-	return
-}
-
 // compiler implements
 //
 //	select {
@@ -720,16 +698,14 @@ func selectnbrecv(elem unsafe.Pointer, c *hchan) (selected bool) {
 //
 // as
 //
-//	if c != nil && selectnbrecv2(&v, &ok, c) {
+//	if selected, ok = selectnbrecv(&v, c); selected {
 //		... foo
 //	} else {
 //		... bar
 //	}
 //
-func selectnbrecv2(elem unsafe.Pointer, received *bool, c *hchan) (selected bool) {
-	// TODO(khr): just return 2 values from this function, now that it is in Go.
-	selected, *received = chanrecv(c, elem, false)
-	return
+func selectnbrecv(elem unsafe.Pointer, c *hchan) (selected, received bool) {
+	return chanrecv(c, elem, false)
 }
 
 //go:linkname reflect_chansend reflect.chansend