diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/align.c b/src/cmd/gc/align.c
index d9d4df316f..118af7e162 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/align.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/align.c
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ widstruct(Type *errtype, Type *t, vlong o, int flag)
 	for(f=t->type; f!=T; f=f->down) {
 		if(f->etype != TFIELD)
 			fatal("widstruct: not TFIELD: %lT", f);
-		if(f->type == T)
-			break;
+		if(f->type == T) {
+			// broken field, just skip it so that other valid fields
+			// get a width.
+			continue;
+		}
 		dowidth(f->type);
 		if(f->type->align > maxalign)
 			maxalign = f->type->align;
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/go.h b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
index f6bf8ef8c2..eb2345d6da 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/go.h
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct	Type
 	uchar	copyany;
 	uchar	local;		// created in this file
 	uchar	deferwidth;
-	uchar	broke;
+	uchar	broke;  	// broken type definition.
 	uchar	isddd;		// TFIELD is ... argument
 	uchar	align;