diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/lex.c b/src/cmd/gc/lex.c
index 78394b89b43..a0fb124f3f7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/lex.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/lex.c
@@ -1233,6 +1233,9 @@ lexinit(void)
 		s->otype = t;
 	}
 
+	/* for walk to use in error messages */
+	types[TFUNC] = functype(N, N, N);
+
 	/* pick up the backend typedefs */
 	belexinit(LBASETYPE);
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
index f3a3bd6e55a..7175f077095 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
@@ -373,9 +373,12 @@ loop:
 		if(n->type != T)
 			goto ret;
 
-		walktype(n->left, Erv);
 		if(n->left == N)
 			goto ret;
+
+		walktype(n->left, Erv);
+		convlit(n->left, types[TFUNC]);
+
 		t = n->left->type;
 		if(t == T)
 			goto ret;
@@ -472,6 +475,7 @@ loop:
 			if(cr == 1) {
 				// a,b,... = fn()
 				walktype(r, Erv);
+				convlit(r, types[TFUNC]);
 				l = ascompatet(n->op, &n->left, &r->type, 0);
 				if(l != N)
 					indir(n, list(r, reorder2(l)));
@@ -3108,6 +3112,7 @@ multi:
 	case OCALLINTER:
 	case OCALL:
 		walktype(nr->left, Erv);
+		convlit(nr->left, types[TFUNC]);
 		t = nr->left->type;
 		if(t != T && t->etype == tptr)
 			t = t->type;
diff --git a/test/bugs/bug123.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug123.go
similarity index 87%
rename from test/bugs/bug123.go
rename to test/fixedbugs/bug123.go
index 0576de37d6c..f26a0463695 100644
--- a/test/bugs/bug123.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug123.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package main
 const ( F = 1 )
 func fn(i int) int {
-  if i == F() {		// ERROR "function"
+  if i == F() {		// ERROR "func"
     return 0
   }
   return 1
diff --git a/test/golden.out b/test/golden.out
index 89df568b89f..e251a708fd2 100644
--- a/test/golden.out
+++ b/test/golden.out
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ BUG: should compile
 =========== bugs/bug122.go
 BUG: compilation succeeds incorrectly
 
-=========== bugs/bug123.go
-BUG: errchk: command succeeded unexpectedly:  6g bugs/bug123.go
-
 =========== bugs/bug125.go
 BUG: errchk: command succeeded unexpectedly:  6g bugs/bug125.go