diff --git a/runtime/internal/runtime/z_type.go b/runtime/internal/runtime/z_type.go
index 5b7d3310..6e48b31d 100644
--- a/runtime/internal/runtime/z_type.go
+++ b/runtime/internal/runtime/z_type.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func newPointer(elem *Type) *Type {
 			Hash:        9067 + 2*elem.Hash,
 			Align_:      pointerAlign,
 			FieldAlign_: pointerAlign,
-			Kind_:       uint8(abi.Pointer) | abi.KindDirectIface,
+			Kind_:       uint8(abi.Pointer),
 			Equal:       memequalptr,
 			TFlag:       abi.TFlagRegularMemory,
 		},