diff --git a/src/cmd/5g/gsubr.c b/src/cmd/5g/gsubr.c
index 3b68ac1bc27..7089b71850d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5g/gsubr.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5g/gsubr.c
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ regalloc(Node *n, Type *t, Node *o)
 				goto out;
 		yyerror("out of floating point registers");
 		goto err;
+
+	case TCOMPLEX64:
+	case TCOMPLEX128:
+		tempname(n, t);
+		return;
 	}
 	yyerror("regalloc: unknown type %T", t);
 
@@ -334,6 +339,8 @@ regfree(Node *n)
 		print("regalloc fix %d float %d\n", fixfree, floatfree);
 	}
 
+	if(n->op == ONAME && iscomplex[n->type->etype])
+		return;
 	if(n->op != OREGISTER && n->op != OINDREG)
 		fatal("regfree: not a register");
 	i = n->val.u.reg;