diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/etype_string.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/etype_string.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..acb10119f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/etype_string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Code generated by "stringer -type EType -trimprefix T"; DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package types
+
+import "fmt"
+
+const _EType_name = "xxxINT8UINT8INT16UINT16INT32UINT32INT64UINT64INTUINTUINTPTRCOMPLEX64COMPLEX128FLOAT32FLOAT64BOOLPTR32PTR64FUNCSLICEARRAYSTRUCTCHANMAPINTERFORWANYSTRINGUNSAFEPTRIDEALNILBLANKFUNCARGSCHANARGSDDDFIELDSSATUPLENTYPE"
+
+var _EType_index = [...]uint8{0, 3, 7, 12, 17, 23, 28, 34, 39, 45, 48, 52, 59, 68, 78, 85, 92, 96, 101, 106, 110, 115, 120, 126, 130, 133, 138, 142, 145, 151, 160, 165, 168, 173, 181, 189, 197, 200, 205, 210}
+
+func (i EType) String() string {
+	if i >= EType(len(_EType_index)-1) {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("EType(%d)", i)
+	}
+	return _EType_name[_EType_index[i]:_EType_index[i+1]]
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go
index 44cdabcb30d..e62d324cdee 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/type.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import (
 // TODO(gri) try to eliminate soon
 type Node struct{ _ int }
 
+//go:generate stringer -type EType -trimprefix T
+
 // EType describes a kind of type.
 type EType uint8
 
 const (
-	Txxx = iota
+	Txxx EType = iota
 
 	TINT8
 	TUINT8
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/utils.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/utils.go
index 796cd449de4..0eac402f8e0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/utils.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/utils.go
@@ -76,51 +76,3 @@ func (f *bitset8) set(mask uint8, b bool) {
 		*(*uint8)(f) &^= mask
 	}
 }
-
-var etnames = []string{
-	Txxx:        "Txxx",
-	TINT:        "INT",
-	TUINT:       "UINT",
-	TINT8:       "INT8",
-	TUINT8:      "UINT8",
-	TINT16:      "INT16",
-	TUINT16:     "UINT16",
-	TINT32:      "INT32",
-	TUINT32:     "UINT32",
-	TINT64:      "INT64",
-	TUINT64:     "UINT64",
-	TUINTPTR:    "UINTPTR",
-	TFLOAT32:    "FLOAT32",
-	TFLOAT64:    "FLOAT64",
-	TCOMPLEX64:  "COMPLEX64",
-	TCOMPLEX128: "COMPLEX128",
-	TBOOL:       "BOOL",
-	TPTR32:      "PTR32",
-	TPTR64:      "PTR64",
-	TFUNC:       "FUNC",
-	TARRAY:      "ARRAY",
-	TSLICE:      "SLICE",
-	TSTRUCT:     "STRUCT",
-	TCHAN:       "CHAN",
-	TMAP:        "MAP",
-	TINTER:      "INTER",
-	TFORW:       "FORW",
-	TSTRING:     "STRING",
-	TUNSAFEPTR:  "TUNSAFEPTR",
-	TANY:        "ANY",
-	TIDEAL:      "TIDEAL",
-	TNIL:        "TNIL",
-	TBLANK:      "TBLANK",
-	TFUNCARGS:   "TFUNCARGS",
-	TCHANARGS:   "TCHANARGS",
-	TDDDFIELD:   "TDDDFIELD",
-	TSSA:        "TSSA",
-	TTUPLE:      "TTUPLE",
-}
-
-func (et EType) String() string {
-	if int(et) < len(etnames) && etnames[et] != "" {
-		return etnames[et]
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("E-%d", et)
-}