diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
index f249334834..58d24bca0b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
@@ -2671,6 +2671,7 @@ arrayop(Node *n, int top)
 		r = nod(OCALL, on, r);
 
 		walktype(r, top);
+		r->type = t;	// if t had a name, going through newarray lost it
 		break;
 
 	case OSLICE: