diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
index cf2cf87492..546ddcba79 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/iimport.go
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ func ImportBody(fn *ir.Func) {
 		base.Fatalf("missing import reader for %v", fn)
 	}
 
+	if inimport {
+		base.Fatalf("recursive inimport")
+	}
+	inimport = true
 	r.doInline(fn)
+	inimport = false
 }
 
 func importReaderFor(sym *types.Sym, importers map[*types.Sym]iimporterAndOffset) *importReader {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/typecheck.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/typecheck.go
index dabfee3bf9..e23c249ff2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/typecheck.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/typecheck.go
@@ -251,13 +251,7 @@ func Resolve(n ir.Node) (res ir.Node) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if inimport {
-			base.Fatalf("recursive inimport")
-		}
-		inimport = true
-		n = expandDecl(n)
-		inimport = false
-		return n
+		return expandDecl(n)
 	}
 
 	r := ir.AsNode(n.Sym().Def)