diff --git a/_test/struct59.go b/_test/struct59.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52f85e408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/struct59.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type A struct {
+	B map[string]*B
+	C map[string]*C
+}
+
+type C struct {
+	D *D
+	E *E
+}
+
+type D struct {
+	F *F
+	G []G
+}
+
+type E struct {
+	H []H
+	F *F
+}
+
+type B struct{}
+type F struct{}
+type G struct{}
+type H struct{}
+
+func main() {
+	conf := &A{
+		B: make(map[string]*B),
+		C: make(map[string]*C),
+	}
+	fmt.Println(conf)
+}
+
+// Output:
+// &{map[] map[]}
diff --git a/interp/type.go b/interp/type.go
index 6fde115d8..2cd2eff00 100644
--- a/interp/type.go
+++ b/interp/type.go
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ func (t *itype) refType(defined map[string]*itype, wrapRecursive bool) reflect.T
 		t.rtype = reflect.TypeOf(new(error)).Elem()
 	case funcT:
 		if t.name != "" {
-			defined[name] = t
+			defined[name] = t // TODO(marc): make sure that key is name and not t.name.
 		}
 		variadic := false
 		in := make([]reflect.Type, len(t.arg))
@@ -1435,10 +1435,11 @@ func (t *itype) refType(defined map[string]*itype, wrapRecursive bool) reflect.T
 		t.rtype = reflect.PtrTo(t.val.refType(defined, wrapRecursive))
 	case structT:
 		if t.name != "" {
-			if defined[name] != nil {
+			// Check against local t.name and not name to catch recursive type definitions.
+			if defined[t.name] != nil {
 				recursive = true
 			}
-			defined[name] = t
+			defined[t.name] = t
 		}
 		var fields []reflect.StructField
 		// TODO(mpl): make Anonymous work for recursive types too. Maybe not worth the