diff --git a/_test/interface43.go b/_test/interface43.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7ee6438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/interface43.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	v := interface{}(nil)
+
+	fmt.Println(v)
+}
+
+// Output:
+// <nil>
diff --git a/interp/run.go b/interp/run.go
index f3e83215..efe1f806 100644
--- a/interp/run.go
+++ b/interp/run.go
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ func convert(n *node) {
 	next := getExec(n.tnext)
 
 	if c.isNil() { // convert nil to type
+		if n.child[0].typ.cat == interfaceT {
+			typ = reflect.TypeOf((*valueInterface)(nil)).Elem()
+		}
 		n.exec = func(f *frame) bltn {
 			dest(f).Set(reflect.New(typ).Elem())
 			return next