diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
index 45bf2563aa6..7855702b020 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
@@ -1408,12 +1408,14 @@ func (r *importReader) node() ir.Node {
 				}
 			case ir.ODOT, ir.ODOTPTR, ir.ODOTINTER:
 				n.Selection = r.exoticField()
-			case ir.ODOTMETH, ir.OMETHVALUE, ir.OMETHEXPR:
+			case ir.OMETHEXPR:
+				n = typecheckMethodExpr(n).(*ir.SelectorExpr)
+			case ir.ODOTMETH, ir.OMETHVALUE:
 				// These require a Lookup to link to the correct declaration.
 				rcvrType := expr.Type()
 				typ := n.Type()
 				n.Selection = Lookdot(n, rcvrType, 1)
-				if op == ir.OMETHVALUE || op == ir.OMETHEXPR {
+				if op == ir.OMETHVALUE {
 					// Lookdot clobbers the opcode and type, undo that.
 					n.SetOp(op)
 					n.SetType(typ)
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.dir/a.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.dir/a.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bb879d557e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.dir/a.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2021 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 a
+
+type T1 struct {
+	*T2
+}
+
+type T2 struct {
+}
+
+func (t2 *T2) M() {
+}
+
+func F() {
+	f(T1.M)
+}
+
+func f(f func(T1)) {
+}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.dir/b.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.dir/b.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..221f2dde2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.dir/b.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright 2021 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 b
+
+import "a"
+
+func F() {
+	a.F()
+}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b83fbd7af16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue48088.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// compiledir
+
+// Copyright 2021 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 ignored