diff --git a/src/internal/reflectlite/set_test.go b/src/internal/reflectlite/set_test.go
index 817e4be..a610499 100644
--- a/src/internal/reflectlite/set_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/reflectlite/set_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 	{new(notASTExpr), new(ast.Expr), false},
 	{new(ast.Expr), new(notASTExpr), false},
 	{new(*notAnExpr), new(notASTExpr), true},
+	{new(mapError), new(error), true},
+	{new(*mapError), new(error), true},
 }
 
 type notAnExpr struct{}
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@
 	exprNode()
 }
 
+type mapError map[string]string
+
+func (mapError) Error() string { return "mapError" }
+
+var _ error = mapError{}
+var _ error = new(mapError)
+
 func TestImplements(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range implementsTests {
 		xv := TypeOf(tt.x).Elem()
diff --git a/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go b/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go
index c706319..e90071c 100644
--- a/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go
+++ b/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
 
 	// tflagNamed means the type has a name.
 	tflagNamed tflag = 1 << 2
+
+	// tflagRegularMemory means that equal and hash functions can treat
+	// this type as a single region of t.size bytes.
+	tflagRegularMemory tflag = 1 << 3
 )
 
 // rtype is the common implementation of most values.
@@ -145,26 +149,18 @@
 // rtype must be kept in sync with ../runtime/type.go:/^type._type.
 type rtype struct {
 	size       uintptr
-	ptrdata    uintptr  // number of bytes in the type that can contain pointers
-	hash       uint32   // hash of type; avoids computation in hash tables
-	tflag      tflag    // extra type information flags
-	align      uint8    // alignment of variable with this type
-	fieldAlign uint8    // alignment of struct field with this type
-	kind       uint8    // enumeration for C
-	alg        *typeAlg // algorithm table
-	gcdata     *byte    // garbage collection data
-	str        nameOff  // string form
-	ptrToThis  typeOff  // type for pointer to this type, may be zero
-}
-
-// a copy of runtime.typeAlg
-type typeAlg struct {
-	// function for hashing objects of this type
-	// (ptr to object, seed) -> hash
-	hash func(unsafe.Pointer, uintptr) uintptr
+	ptrdata    uintptr // number of bytes in the type that can contain pointers
+	hash       uint32  // hash of type; avoids computation in hash tables
+	tflag      tflag   // extra type information flags
+	align      uint8   // alignment of variable with this type
+	fieldAlign uint8   // alignment of struct field with this type
+	kind       uint8   // enumeration for C
 	// function for comparing objects of this type
 	// (ptr to object A, ptr to object B) -> ==?
-	equal func(unsafe.Pointer, unsafe.Pointer) bool
+	equal     func(unsafe.Pointer, unsafe.Pointer) bool
+	gcdata    *byte   // garbage collection data
+	str       nameOff // string form
+	ptrToThis typeOff // type for pointer to this type, may be zero
 }
 
 // Method on non-interface type
@@ -244,8 +240,11 @@
 // mapType represents a map type.
 type mapType struct {
 	rtype
-	key        *rtype // map key type
-	elem       *rtype // map element (value) type
+	key    *rtype // map key type
+	elem   *rtype // map element (value) type
+	bucket *rtype // internal bucket structure
+	// function for hashing keys (ptr to key, seed) -> hash
+	hasher     func(unsafe.Pointer, uintptr) uintptr
 	keysize    uint8  // size of key slot
 	valuesize  uint8  // size of value slot
 	bucketsize uint16 // size of bucket
@@ -685,7 +684,7 @@
 }
 
 func (t *rtype) Comparable() bool {
-	return t.alg != nil && t.alg.equal != nil
+	return t.equal != nil
 }
 
 // implements reports whether the type V implements the interface type T.