diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
index 1ae6a58de06..483b3d5d46f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ func (subst *inlsubst) node(n ir.Node) ir.Node {
 		n := n.(*ir.BranchStmt)
 		m := ir.Copy(n).(*ir.BranchStmt)
 		m.SetPos(subst.updatedPos(m.Pos()))
-		*m.PtrInit() = nil
+		m.SetInit(nil)
 		m.Label = translateLabel(n.Label)
 		return m
 
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ func (subst *inlsubst) node(n ir.Node) ir.Node {
 		n := n.(*ir.LabelStmt)
 		m := ir.Copy(n).(*ir.LabelStmt)
 		m.SetPos(subst.updatedPos(m.Pos()))
-		*m.PtrInit() = nil
+		m.SetInit(nil)
 		m.Label = translateLabel(n.Label)
 		return m
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
index 7c14fcf0416..fc1541f74ee 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ func (p *noder) ifStmt(stmt *syntax.IfStmt) ir.Node {
 	init := p.stmt(stmt.Init)
 	n := ir.NewIfStmt(p.pos(stmt), p.expr(stmt.Cond), p.blockStmt(stmt.Then), nil)
 	if init != nil {
-		*n.PtrInit() = []ir.Node{init}
+		n.SetInit([]ir.Node{init})
 	}
 	if stmt.Else != nil {
 		e := p.stmt(stmt.Else)
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ func (p *noder) switchStmt(stmt *syntax.SwitchStmt) ir.Node {
 	init := p.stmt(stmt.Init)
 	n := ir.NewSwitchStmt(p.pos(stmt), p.expr(stmt.Tag), nil)
 	if init != nil {
-		*n.PtrInit() = []ir.Node{init}
+		n.SetInit([]ir.Node{init})
 	}
 
 	var tswitch *ir.TypeSwitchGuard
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/complit.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/complit.go
index ad54fa7b969..b985b4caeb8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/complit.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/complit.go
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func maplit(n *ir.CompLitExpr, m ir.Node, init *ir.Nodes) {
 
 		loop := ir.NewForStmt(base.Pos, nil, cond, incr, nil)
 		loop.Body = []ir.Node{body}
-		*loop.PtrInit() = []ir.Node{zero}
+		loop.SetInit([]ir.Node{zero})
 
 		appendWalkStmt(init, loop)
 		return
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go
index d2b67ddf55a..fde8f508959 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/walk/select.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func walkSelectCases(cases []*ir.CommClause) []ir.Node {
 		n := cas.Comm
 		ir.SetPos(n)
 		r := ir.NewIfStmt(base.Pos, nil, nil, nil)
-		*r.PtrInit() = cas.Init()
+		r.SetInit(cas.Init())
 		var cond ir.Node
 		switch n.Op() {
 		default: