diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
index 7c4d74c8c3..7e160bdd94 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/walk.go
@@ -1739,6 +1739,7 @@ func mkdotargslice(lr0, nn []*Node, l *Field, fp int, init *Nodes, ddd *Node) []
 	}
 
 	tslice := typSlice(l.Type.Elem())
+	tslice.Noalg = true
 
 	var n *Node
 	if len(lr0) == 0 {