diff --git a/_test/switch22.go b/_test/switch22.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe253f987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/switch22.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package main
+
+type T struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
+func f(t interface{}) {
+	switch ext := t.(type) {
+	case *T:
+		println("*T", ext.Name)
+	default:
+		println("unknown")
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	f(&T{"truc"})
+}
+
+// Output:
+// *T truc
diff --git a/interp/cfg.go b/interp/cfg.go
index b10dd3b03..ccaafe630 100644
--- a/interp/cfg.go
+++ b/interp/cfg.go
@@ -170,23 +170,21 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node) ([]*node, error) {
 				var typ *itype
 				if len(n.child) == 2 {
 					// 1 type in clause: define the var with this type in the case clause scope
-					switch sym, _, ok := sc.lookup(n.child[0].ident); {
-					case ok && sym.kind == typeSym:
-						typ = sym.typ
-					case n.child[0].kind == selectorExpr:
-						if typ, err = nodeType(interp, sc, n.child[0]); err != nil {
-							return false
-						}
+					switch {
 					case n.child[0].ident == "nil":
 						typ = sc.getType("interface{}")
-					default:
+					case !n.child[0].isType(sc):
 						err = n.cfgErrorf("%s is not a type", n.child[0].ident)
-						return false
+					default:
+						typ, err = nodeType(interp, sc, n.child[0])
 					}
 				} else {
 					// define the var with the type in the switch guard expression
 					typ = sn.child[1].child[1].child[0].typ
 				}
+				if err != nil {
+					return false
+				}
 				nod := n.lastChild().child[0]
 				index := sc.add(typ)
 				sc.sym[nod.ident] = &symbol{index: index, kind: varSym, typ: typ}
@@ -1528,7 +1526,7 @@ func isBinType(v reflect.Value) bool { return v.IsValid() && v.Kind() == reflect
 // isType returns true if node refers to a type definition, false otherwise
 func (n *node) isType(sc *scope) bool {
 	switch n.kind {
-	case arrayType, chanType, funcType, mapType, structType, rtypeExpr:
+	case arrayType, chanType, funcType, interfaceType, mapType, structType, rtypeExpr:
 		return true
 	case parenExpr, starExpr:
 		if len(n.child) == 1 {