diff --git a/src/cmd/cgo/gcc.go b/src/cmd/cgo/gcc.go
index 6cfd4d4646f..3f62c4d6954 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cgo/gcc.go
+++ b/src/cmd/cgo/gcc.go
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ func (p *Package) rewriteRef(f *File) {
 					n.AddError = true
 					n.Mangle = "_C2func_" + n.Go
 					f.Name["2"+r.Name.Go] = n
-					expr = ast.NewIdent(n.Mangle)
 				}
+				expr = ast.NewIdent(n.Mangle)
 				r.Name = n
 				break
 			}