diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/const.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/const.go
index a2146ebef1..48b98b798a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/const.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/const.go
@@ -458,12 +458,10 @@ func toint(v Val) Val {
 
 	case *Mpcplx:
 		i := new(Mpint)
-		if i.SetFloat(&u.Real) < 0 {
+		if i.SetFloat(&u.Real) < 0 || u.Imag.CmpFloat64(0) != 0 {
 			yyerror("constant %v%vi truncated to integer", fconv(&u.Real, FmtSharp), fconv(&u.Imag, FmtSharp|FmtSign))
 		}
-		if u.Imag.CmpFloat64(0) != 0 {
-			yyerror("constant %v%vi truncated to real", fconv(&u.Real, FmtSharp), fconv(&u.Imag, FmtSharp|FmtSign))
-		}
+
 		v.U = i
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue16439.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue16439.go
index d321b6083e..f9382bafcd 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue16439.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue16439.go
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ var c []int = []int{2.0: 2}
 var d []int = []int{-2.0: 2} // ERROR "must be non-negative integer constant"
 
 var e []int = []int{3 + 0i: 3}
-var f []int = []int{3i: 3} // ERROR "truncated to real"
+var f []int = []int{3i: 3} // ERROR "truncated to integer"
 
 var g []int = []int{"a": 4} // ERROR "must be non-negative integer constant"