diff --git a/src/reflect/type.go b/src/reflect/type.go
index 8cfae98e08..48d9b85797 100644
--- a/src/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/reflect/type.go
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ func implements(T, V *rtype) bool {
 		for j := 0; j < len(v.methods); j++ {
 			tm := &t.methods[i]
 			vm := &v.methods[j]
-			if vm.name == tm.name && vm.pkgPath == tm.pkgPath && vm.typ == tm.typ {
+			if *vm.name == *tm.name && vm.pkgPath == tm.pkgPath && vm.typ == tm.typ {
 				if i++; i >= len(t.methods) {
 					return true
 				}
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ func implements(T, V *rtype) bool {
 	for j := 0; j < len(v.methods); j++ {
 		tm := &t.methods[i]
 		vm := &v.methods[j]
-		if vm.name == tm.name && vm.pkgPath == tm.pkgPath && vm.mtyp == tm.typ {
+		if *vm.name == *tm.name && vm.pkgPath == tm.pkgPath && vm.mtyp == tm.typ {
 			if i++; i >= len(t.methods) {
 				return true
 			}
diff --git a/src/runtime/iface.go b/src/runtime/iface.go
index 0d4989b2e5..656bb4b8e5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/iface.go
+++ b/src/runtime/iface.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ search:
 		itype := i._type
 		for ; j < nt; j++ {
 			t := &x.mhdr[j]
-			if t.mtyp == itype && t.name == iname && t.pkgpath == ipkgpath {
+			if t.mtyp == itype && (t.name == iname || *t.name == *iname) && t.pkgpath == ipkgpath {
 				if m != nil {
 					*(*unsafe.Pointer)(add(unsafe.Pointer(&m.fun[0]), uintptr(k)*ptrSize)) = t.ifn
 				}