diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go
index 6d7bd4c7821..08da36eccbb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ func (w *writer) expr(expr syntax.Expr) {
 
 		var rtype types2.Type
 		if tv.IsBuiltin() {
-			switch obj, _ := lookupObj(w.p, expr.Fun); obj.Name() {
+			switch obj, _ := lookupObj(w.p, syntax.Unparen(expr.Fun)); obj.Name() {
 			case "make":
 				assert(len(expr.ArgList) >= 1)
 				assert(!expr.HasDots)
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue63436.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue63436.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbd34a5a286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue63436.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// compile
+
+// Copyright 2023 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.
+
+package p
+
+var _ = (new)(int)