diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/esc.c b/src/cmd/gc/esc.c
index df273e39271..497645ab598 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/esc.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/esc.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ visitcode(Node *n, uint32 min)
 		fn = n->left;
 		if(n->op == OCALLMETH)
 			fn = n->left->right->sym->def;
-		if(fn && fn->op == ONAME && fn->class == PFUNC && fn->defn && fn->defn->nbody)
+		if(fn && fn->op == ONAME && fn->class == PFUNC && fn->defn)
 			if((m = visit(fn->defn)) < min)
 				min = m;
 	}
diff --git a/test/escape2.go b/test/escape2.go
index ba88f4b3bfd..5122356bf9f 100644
--- a/test/escape2.go
+++ b/test/escape2.go
@@ -1337,3 +1337,22 @@ func foo143() {
 		}()
 	}
 }
+
+// issue 5773
+// Check that annotations take effect regardless of whether they
+// are before or after the use in the source code.
+
+//go:noescape
+
+func foo144a(*int)
+
+func foo144() {
+	var x int
+	foo144a(&x) // ERROR "&x does not escape"
+	var y int
+	foo144b(&y) // ERROR "&y does not escape"
+}
+
+//go:noescape
+
+func foo144b(*int)