diff --git a/cl/_testlibgo/deferpanic/expect.txt b/cl/_testlibgo/deferpanic/expect.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc594a8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cl/_testlibgo/deferpanic/expect.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+run main
+panic in defer
diff --git a/cl/_testlibgo/deferpanic/in.go b/cl/_testlibgo/deferpanic/in.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd8d8de8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cl/_testlibgo/deferpanic/in.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// LITTEST
+package main
+
+// CHECK: define void @"{{.*}}/deferpanic.main"(){{.*}} {
+func main() {
+	defer func() {
+		e := recover()
+		println(e.(string))
+	}()
+	// CHECK: call void @"{{.*}}/runtime/internal/runtime.Panic"
+	defer panic("panic in defer")
+	println("run main")
+}
diff --git a/ssa/expr.go b/ssa/expr.go
index 2b8697e7a..e37dada73 100644
--- a/ssa/expr.go
+++ b/ssa/expr.go
@@ -1473,7 +1473,11 @@ func (b Builder) BuiltinCall(fn string, args ...Expr) (ret Expr) {
 			}
 		}
 		panic("invalid argument for unsafe.Offsetof: must be a selector expression")
+	case "panic":
+		b.Panic(args[0])
+		return
 	}
+
 	panic("todo: " + fn)
 }