diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/typecheck.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/typecheck.go
index b35ab543ec..580e9154e1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/typecheck.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/typecheck.go
@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@ func typecheckcomplit(n *Node) (res *Node) {
 
 	n.Orig = norig
 	if n.Type.IsPtr() {
-		n = nod(OPTRLIT, n, nil)
+		n = nodl(n.Pos, OPTRLIT, n, nil)
 		n.SetTypecheck(1)
 		n.Type = n.Left.Type
 		n.Left.Type = t
diff --git a/test/escape_iface.go b/test/escape_iface.go
index 898f504b31..118ed3c56f 100644
--- a/test/escape_iface.go
+++ b/test/escape_iface.go
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ type T2 struct {
 func dotTypeEscape() *T2 { // #11931
 	var x interface{}
 	x = &T1{p: new(int)} // ERROR "new\(int\) escapes to heap" "&T1 literal does not escape"
-	return &T2{
-		T1: *(x.(*T1)), // ERROR "&T2 literal escapes to heap"
+	return &T2{          // ERROR "&T2 literal escapes to heap"
+		T1: *(x.(*T1)),
 	}
 }