diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
index e22fabb4108..f35baabbf9c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
@@ -1384,7 +1384,9 @@ func WriteBasicTypes() {
 		}
 		writeType(types.NewPtr(types.Types[types.TSTRING]))
 		writeType(types.NewPtr(types.Types[types.TUNSAFEPTR]))
-		writeType(types.AnyType)
+		if base.Flag.G > 0 {
+			writeType(types.AnyType)
+		}
 
 		// emit type structs for error and func(error) string.
 		// The latter is the type of an auto-generated wrapper.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue49619.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue49619.go
index c9f3cbc4ad3..f34dfac1920 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue49619.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue49619.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// build
+// build -gcflags=-G=3
 
 // Copyright 2021 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style