diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/call.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/call.go
index bb82c2464e..ec814995a9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/call.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/call.go
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ func (check *Checker) use1(e syntax.Expr, lhs bool) bool {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		check.rawExpr(nil, &x, n, nil, true)
+		check.exprOrType(&x, n, true)
 		if v != nil {
 			v.used = v_used // restore v.used
 		}
diff --git a/src/go/types/call.go b/src/go/types/call.go
index f75043d5dc..bdcfd9d56b 100644
--- a/src/go/types/call.go
+++ b/src/go/types/call.go
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ func (check *Checker) use1(e ast.Expr, lhs bool) bool {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		check.rawExpr(nil, &x, n, nil, true)
+		check.exprOrType(&x, n, true)
 		if v != nil {
 			v.used = v_used // restore v.used
 		}