diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iexport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iexport.go
index ef52e40f216782..7c42e43beead5f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iexport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iexport.go
@@ -1146,18 +1146,17 @@ func (w *exportWriter) stmt(n ir.Node) {
 		w.op(ir.OFALL)
 		w.pos(n.Pos())
 
-	case ir.OBREAK, ir.OCONTINUE:
-		w.op(op)
-		w.pos(n.Pos())
-		w.exprsOrNil(n.Left(), nil)
-
 	case ir.OEMPTY:
 		// nothing to emit
 
-	case ir.OGOTO, ir.OLABEL:
+	case ir.OBREAK, ir.OCONTINUE, ir.OGOTO, ir.OLABEL:
 		w.op(op)
 		w.pos(n.Pos())
-		w.string(n.Sym().Name)
+		label := ""
+		if sym := n.Sym(); sym != nil {
+			label = sym.Name
+		}
+		w.string(label)
 
 	default:
 		base.Fatalf("exporter: CANNOT EXPORT: %v\nPlease notify gri@\n", n.Op())
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iimport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iimport.go
index 77078c118a8d32..066d956b9330cd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iimport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/iimport.go
@@ -1052,20 +1052,14 @@ func (r *importReader) node() ir.Node {
 		n := ir.NodAt(r.pos(), ir.OFALL, nil, nil)
 		return n
 
-	case ir.OBREAK, ir.OCONTINUE:
-		pos := r.pos()
-		left, _ := r.exprsOrNil()
-		if left != nil {
-			left = NewName(left.Sym())
-		}
-		return ir.NodAt(pos, op, left, nil)
-
 	// case OEMPTY:
 	// 	unreachable - not emitted by exporter
 
-	case ir.OGOTO, ir.OLABEL:
+	case ir.OBREAK, ir.OCONTINUE, ir.OGOTO, ir.OLABEL:
 		n := ir.NodAt(r.pos(), op, nil, nil)
-		n.SetSym(lookup(r.string()))
+		if label := r.string(); label != "" {
+			n.SetSym(lookup(label))
+		}
 		return n
 
 	case ir.OEND: