diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/gc/closure.go b/src/cmd/internal/gc/closure.go
index 8f13a3e..c9b6981 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/gc/closure.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/gc/closure.go
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 	}
 	if spkg == nil {
 		if makepartialcall_gopkg == nil {
-			makepartialcall_gopkg = mkpkg(newstrlit("go"))
+			makepartialcall_gopkg = mkpkg("go")
 		}
 		spkg = makepartialcall_gopkg
 	}