diff --git a/test/bugs/bug284.go b/test/bugs/bug284.go
index ae402602b32..b9edc31766d 100644
--- a/test/bugs/bug284.go
+++ b/test/bugs/bug284.go
@@ -179,4 +179,9 @@ func main() {
 	c2 = C2(c0) // ERROR "cannot"
 	c2 = C2(c1) // ERROR "cannot"
 	c2 = c2
+
+	// internal compiler error (6g and gccgo)
+	type T interface{}
+	var _ T = 17 // assignment compatible
+	_ = T(17)    // internal compiler error even though assignment compatible
 }
diff --git a/test/golden.out b/test/golden.out
index 19ae2502300..f0458d8c13b 100644
--- a/test/golden.out
+++ b/test/golden.out
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ errchk: bugs/bug284.go:107: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:110: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:111: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:112: missing expected error: 'cannot'
-errchk: bugs/bug284.go:130: error message does not match 'cannot'
-errchk: bugs/bug284.go:133: error message does not match 'cannot'
-errchk: bugs/bug284.go:134: error message does not match 'cannot'
-errchk: bugs/bug284.go:135: error message does not match 'cannot'
+errchk: bugs/bug284.go:130: missing expected error: 'cannot'
+errchk: bugs/bug284.go:133: missing expected error: 'cannot'
+errchk: bugs/bug284.go:134: missing expected error: 'cannot'
+errchk: bugs/bug284.go:135: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:145: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:148: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:149: missing expected error: 'cannot'
@@ -216,3 +216,7 @@ errchk: bugs/bug284.go:175: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:178: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:179: missing expected error: 'cannot'
 errchk: bugs/bug284.go:180: missing expected error: 'cannot'
+errchk: bugs/bug284.go: unmatched error messages:
+==================================================
+bugs/bug284.go:186: internal compiler error: typename ideal
+==================================================