diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c b/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
index 2d1dbd75f1..3b32de2116 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ reswitch:
 			n->left = N;
 			goto ret;
 		}
-		if((top & Erv) && !isptr[t->etype]) {
+		if((top & (Erv | Etop)) && !isptr[t->etype]) {
 			yyerror("invalid indirect of %lN", n->left);
 			goto error;
 		}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue4429.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue4429.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a93b02045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue4429.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2012 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.
+
+package p
+
+type a struct {
+  a int
+}
+
+func main() {
+  av := a{};
+  *a(av); // ERROR "invalid indirect"
+}