diff --git a/cl/compile.go b/cl/compile.go
index 8421a2ad..a4f67c8b 100644
--- a/cl/compile.go
+++ b/cl/compile.go
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func (p *context) compileValue(b llssa.Builder, v ssa.Value) llssa.Expr {
 		g := p.varOf(v)
 		return g.Expr
 	case *ssa.Const:
-		t := v.Type()
+		t := types.Default(v.Type())
 		return b.Const(v.Value, p.prog.Type(t))
 	}
 	panic(fmt.Sprintf("compileValue: unknown value - %T\n", v))
diff --git a/ssa/expr.go b/ssa/expr.go
index 19674755..7e3a310f 100644
--- a/ssa/expr.go
+++ b/ssa/expr.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (b Builder) Const(v constant.Value, typ Type) Expr {
 	if v == nil {
 		return prog.Null(typ)
 	}
-	switch t := types.Default(typ.t).(type) {
+	switch t := typ.t.(type) {
 	case *types.Basic:
 		kind := t.Kind()
 		switch {
diff --git a/ssa/type.go b/ssa/type.go
index b5e4bb85..6b02513a 100644
--- a/ssa/type.go
+++ b/ssa/type.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (p Program) tyInt64() llvm.Type {
 }
 
 func (p Program) toLLVMType(typ types.Type) Type {
-	switch t := types.Default(typ).(type) {
+	switch t := typ.(type) {
 	case *types.Basic:
 		switch t.Kind() {
 		case types.Int: