diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c b/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
index ba1aa83888f..5bfeeb97aa5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
@@ -746,10 +746,8 @@ stotype(NodeList *l, int et, Type **t, int funarg)
 			} else {
 				typecheck(&n->right, Etype);
 				n->type = n->right->type;
-				if(n->type == T) {
-					*t0 = T;
-					return t0;
-				}
+				if(n->type == T)
+					continue;
 				if(left != N)
 					left->type = n->type;
 				n->right = N;
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug365.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug365.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ec19b0c8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug365.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// errchk $G $D/$F.go
+
+// Copyright 2011 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.
+
+// check that compiler doesn't stop reading struct def
+// after first unknown type.
+
+// Fixes issue 2110.
+
+package main
+
+type S struct {
+	err os.Error  // ERROR "undefined"
+	Num int
+}
+
+func main() {
+	s := S{}
+	_ = s.Num  // no error here please
+}