diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/swt.c b/src/cmd/gc/swt.c
index 7764f0dd356..8b1b93c7dad 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/swt.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/swt.c
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ walkswitch(Node *sw)
 	 * cases have OGOTO into statements.
 	 * both have inserted OBREAK statements
 	 */
-	walkstmtlist(sw->ninit);
 	if(sw->ntest == N) {
 		sw->ntest = nodbool(1);
 		typecheck(&sw->ntest, Erv);
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug391.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug391.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81507188b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug391.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// $G $D/$F.go || echo "Issue2576"
+
+// 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.
+
+// Issue 2576
+package bug
+
+type T struct { a int }
+
+func f(t T) {
+        switch _, _ = t.a, t.a; {}
+}
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