diff --git a/_test/issue-993.go b/_test/issue-993.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0cc62dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/issue-993.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package main
+
+var m map[string]int64
+
+func initVar() {
+	m = make(map[string]int64)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	initVar()
+	println(len(m))
+}
+
+// Output:
+// 0
diff --git a/_test/var15.go b/_test/var15.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4d9e6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/var15.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package main
+
+var a int = 2
+
+func inca() {
+	a = a + 1
+}
+
+func main() {
+	inca()
+	println(a)
+}
+
+// Output:
+// 3
diff --git a/interp/cfg.go b/interp/cfg.go
index 1105c3d3..cb7da805 100644
--- a/interp/cfg.go
+++ b/interp/cfg.go
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 				}
 				if n.anc.kind == constDecl {
 					n.gen = nop
-					n.findex = -1
+					n.findex = notInFrame
 					if sym, _, ok := sc.lookup(dest.ident); ok {
 						sym.kind = constSym
 					}
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 				// This operation involved constants, and the result is already computed
 				// by constOp and available in n.rval. Nothing else to do at execution.
 				n.gen = nop
-				n.findex = -1
+				n.findex = notInFrame
 			case n.anc.kind == assignStmt && n.anc.action == aAssign:
 				// To avoid a copy in frame, if the result is to be assigned, store it directly
 				// at the frame location of destination.
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 				}
 				switch {
 				case n.typ.cat == builtinT:
-					n.findex = -1
+					n.findex = notInFrame
 					n.val = nil
 				case n.anc.kind == returnStmt:
 					// Store result directly to frame output location, to avoid a frame copy.
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 					n.rval = c1.rval
 				case c1.rval.IsValid() && isConstType(c0.typ):
 					n.gen = nop
-					n.findex = -1
+					n.findex = notInFrame
 					n.typ = c0.typ
 					if c, ok := c1.rval.Interface().(constant.Value); ok {
 						i, _ := constant.Int64Val(constant.ToInt(c))
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
-					n.findex = -1
+					n.findex = notInFrame
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 		case fileStmt:
 			wireChild(n, varDecl)
 			sc = sc.pop()
-			n.findex = -1
+			n.findex = notInFrame
 
 		case forStmt0: // for {}
 			body := n.child[0]
@@ -1502,6 +1502,9 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 				// Resolve source package symbol
 				if sym, ok := interp.srcPkg[pkg][name]; ok {
 					n.findex = sym.index
+					if sym.global {
+						n.level = globalFrame
+					}
 					n.val = sym.node
 					n.gen = nop
 					n.action = aGetSym
@@ -1516,7 +1519,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 				if n.child[0].isType(sc) {
 					// Handle method as a function with receiver in 1st argument
 					n.val = m
-					n.findex = -1
+					n.findex = notInFrame
 					n.gen = nop
 					n.typ = &itype{}
 					*n.typ = *m.typ
@@ -1829,7 +1832,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 			switch {
 			case n.rval.IsValid():
 				n.gen = nop
-				n.findex = -1
+				n.findex = notInFrame
 			case n.anc.kind == assignStmt && n.anc.action == aAssign:
 				dest := n.anc.child[childPos(n)-n.anc.nright]
 				n.typ = dest.typ
@@ -1856,6 +1859,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) cfg(root *node, importPath string) ([]*node, error) {
 				if sc.global {
 					// Global object allocation is already performed in GTA.
 					index = sc.sym[c.ident].index
+					c.level = globalFrame
 				} else {
 					index = sc.add(n.typ)
 					sc.sym[c.ident] = &symbol{index: index, kind: varSym, typ: n.typ}
diff --git a/interp/gta.go b/interp/gta.go
index e6d41cca..71c602b4 100644
--- a/interp/gta.go
+++ b/interp/gta.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func (interp *Interpreter) gta(root *node, rpath, importPath string) ([]*node, e
 					sc.sym[c.ident] = &symbol{index: sc.add(n.typ), kind: varSym, global: true, typ: n.typ, node: n}
 					continue
 				}
+				c.level = globalFrame
 
 				// redeclaration error
 				if sym.typ.node != nil && sym.typ.node.anc != nil {
diff --git a/interp/interp.go b/interp/interp.go
index 38f73191..c73b0604 100644
--- a/interp/interp.go
+++ b/interp/interp.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ type frame struct {
 	// Located at start of struct to ensure proper aligment.
 	id uint64
 
-	anc  *frame          // ancestor frame (global space)
+	root *frame          // global space
+	anc  *frame          // ancestor frame (caller space)
 	data []reflect.Value // values
 
 	mutex     sync.RWMutex
@@ -80,8 +81,11 @@ func newFrame(anc *frame, len int, id uint64) *frame {
 		data: make([]reflect.Value, len),
 		id:   id,
 	}
-	if anc != nil {
+	if anc == nil {
+		f.root = f
+	} else {
 		f.done = anc.done
+		f.root = anc.root
 	}
 	return f
 }
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ func (f *frame) clone() *frame {
 	defer f.mutex.RUnlock()
 	return &frame{
 		anc:       f.anc,
+		root:      f.root,
 		data:      f.data,
 		deferred:  f.deferred,
 		recovered: f.recovered,
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ type Options struct {
 func New(options Options) *Interpreter {
 	i := Interpreter{
 		opt:      opt{context: build.Default},
-		frame:    &frame{data: []reflect.Value{}},
+		frame:    newFrame(nil, 0, 0),
 		fset:     token.NewFileSet(),
 		universe: initUniverse(),
 		scopes:   map[string]*scope{},
diff --git a/interp/run.go b/interp/run.go
index 5561feab..3e4050b5 100644
--- a/interp/run.go
+++ b/interp/run.go
@@ -1221,6 +1221,8 @@ func call(n *node) {
 
 func getFrame(f *frame, l int) *frame {
 	switch l {
+	case globalFrame:
+		return f.root
 	case 0:
 		return f
 	case 1:
diff --git a/interp/scope.go b/interp/scope.go
index cae613f6..bfeeba56 100644
--- a/interp/scope.go
+++ b/interp/scope.go
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ func (s *scope) lookup(ident string) (*symbol, int, bool) {
 	level := s.level
 	for {
 		if sym, ok := s.sym[ident]; ok {
+			if sym.global {
+				return sym, globalFrame, true
+			}
 			return sym, level - s.level, true
 		}
 		if s.anc == nil {
diff --git a/interp/value.go b/interp/value.go
index 660065bc..63830ec1 100644
--- a/interp/value.go
+++ b/interp/value.go
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 )
 
+const (
+	notInFrame  = -1 // value of node.findex for literal values (not in frame)
+	globalFrame = -1 // value of node.level for global symbols
+)
+
 func valueGenerator(n *node, i int) func(*frame) reflect.Value {
 	switch n.level {
+	case globalFrame:
+		return func(f *frame) reflect.Value { return valueOf(f.root.data, i) }
 	case 0:
 		return func(f *frame) reflect.Value { return valueOf(f.data, i) }
 	case 1:
@@ -171,18 +178,16 @@ func genValue(n *node) func(*frame) reflect.Value {
 			return func(f *frame) reflect.Value { return v }
 		}
 		if n.sym != nil {
-			if n.sym.index < 0 {
+			i := n.sym.index
+			if i < 0 {
 				return genValue(n.sym.node)
 			}
-			i := n.sym.index
 			if n.sym.global {
-				return func(f *frame) reflect.Value {
-					return n.interp.frame.data[i]
-				}
+				return func(f *frame) reflect.Value { return f.root.data[i] }
 			}
 			return valueGenerator(n, i)
 		}
-		if n.findex < 0 {
+		if n.findex == notInFrame {
 			var v reflect.Value
 			if w, ok := n.val.(reflect.Value); ok {
 				v = w