diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc b/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc
index 739032b3290ab525c0b8073c4608531b7ce933df..d17b173a6ab48bbb9e81892edf370b09404f9f3a 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/expressions.cc
@@ -9946,7 +9946,10 @@ Expression::make_map_index(Expression* map, Expression* index,
 Type*
 Field_reference_expression::do_type()
 {
-  Struct_type* struct_type = this->expr_->type()->struct_type();
+  Type* type = this->expr_->type();
+  if (type->is_error_type())
+    return type;
+  Struct_type* struct_type = type->struct_type();
   gcc_assert(struct_type != NULL);
   return struct_type->field(this->field_index_)->type();
 }
@@ -9956,7 +9959,10 @@ Field_reference_expression::do_type()
 void
 Field_reference_expression::do_check_types(Gogo*)
 {
-  Struct_type* struct_type = this->expr_->type()->struct_type();
+  Type* type = this->expr_->type();
+  if (type->is_error_type())
+    return;
+  Struct_type* struct_type = type->struct_type();
   gcc_assert(struct_type != NULL);
   gcc_assert(struct_type->field(this->field_index_) != NULL);
 }