diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/expand_calls.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/expand_calls.go
index 180afab33b1..f266e49327e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/expand_calls.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/expand_calls.go
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ func expandCalls(f *Func) {
 			if leafType != selector.Type && !selector.Type.IsEmptyInterface() { // empty interface for #42727
 				f.Fatalf("Unexpected Load as selector, leaf=%s, selector=%s\n", leaf.LongString(), selector.LongString())
 			}
+			if selector.Type.IsEmptyInterface() {
+				selector.Type = typ.BytePtr
+			}
 			leaf.copyOf(selector)
 			for _, s := range namedSelects[selector] {
 				locs = append(locs, f.Names[s.locIndex])
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue42784.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue42784.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2b06e9307f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue42784.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// compile
+
+// Copyright 2020 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Ensure that late expansion correctly set OpLoad argument type interface{}
+
+package p
+
+type iface interface {
+	m()
+}
+
+type it interface{}
+
+type makeIface func() iface
+
+func f() {
+	var im makeIface
+	e := im().(it)
+	g(e)
+}
+
+//go:noinline
+func g(i it) {}