diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
index e973de968f..a597114252 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
@@ -2187,6 +2187,9 @@ func callnew(t *types.Type) *Node {
 }
 
 func iscallret(n *Node) bool {
+	if n == nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	n = outervalue(n)
 	return n.Op == OINDREGSP
 }
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue13265.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue13265.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3036ba7c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue13265.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// errorcheck -0 -race
+
+// Copyright 2017 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.
+
+// Issue 13265: nil pointer deref.
+
+package p
+
+func f() {
+    var c chan chan chan int
+    for ; ; <-<-<-c {
+    }
+}