diff --git a/src/pkg/go/ast/resolve.go b/src/pkg/go/ast/resolve.go
index b24688d2ea..c7c8e7c101 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/ast/resolve.go
+++ b/src/pkg/go/ast/resolve.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func NewPackage(fset *token.FileSet, files map[string]*File, importer Importer,
 				importErrors = true
 				continue
 			}
-			path, _ := strconv.Unquote(string(spec.Path.Value))
+			path, _ := strconv.Unquote(spec.Path.Value)
 			pkg, err := importer(imports, path)
 			if err != nil {
 				p.errorf(spec.Path.Pos(), "could not import %s (%s)", path, err)