diff --git a/src/go/go2go/rewrite.go b/src/go/go2go/rewrite.go
index 3d76dc55e2..8ecd141c2b 100644
--- a/src/go/go2go/rewrite.go
+++ b/src/go/go2go/rewrite.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func rewriteAST(fset *token.FileSet, importer *Importer, importPath string, file
 						tok = token.TYPE
 						importableName = name
 						break nameLoop
-					case *types.Var:
+					case *types.Var, *types.Func:
 						tok = token.VAR
 						importableName = name
 						break nameLoop