diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering.qll
index 312da3dd517..af2f5264694 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering.qll
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ private newtype GVNBase =
   // guaranteed to have the same value.
   MkOtherVariable(ValueEntity x, ControlFlow::Node dominator) { mkOtherVariable(_, x, dominator) } or
   MkMethodAccess(GVN base, Function m) { mkMethodAccess(_, base, m) } or
-  MkFieldRead(GVN base, Variable f, ControlFlow::Node dominator) {
-    mkFieldRead(_, base, f, dominator)
-  } or
+  MkFieldRead(GVN base, Field f, ControlFlow::Node dominator) { mkFieldRead(_, base, f, dominator) } or
   MkPureCall(Function f, GVN callee, GVNList args) { mkPureCall(_, f, callee, args) } or
   MkIndex(GVN base, GVN index, ControlFlow::Node dominator) { mkIndex(_, base, index, dominator) } or
   // Dereference a pointer. The value might have changed since the last
@@ -365,7 +363,7 @@ private predicate analyzableFieldRead(Read fread, DataFlow::Node base, Field f)
 }
 
 private predicate mkFieldRead(
-  DataFlow::Node fread, GVN qualifier, Variable v, ControlFlow::Node dominator
+  DataFlow::Node fread, GVN qualifier, Field v, ControlFlow::Node dominator
 ) {
   exists(DataFlow::Node base |
     analyzableFieldRead(fread, base, v) and
@@ -393,12 +391,15 @@ private predicate mkPureCall(DataFlow::CallNode ce, Function f, GVN callee, GVNL
  * variables of non-primitive type (for which deep mutations are not captured by SSA).
  */
 private predicate incompleteSsa(ValueEntity v) {
-  not v instanceof SsaSourceVariable
-  or
-  v.(SsaSourceVariable).mayHaveIndirectReferences()
-  or
-  exists(Type tp | tp = v.(DeclaredVariable).getType().getUnderlyingType() |
-    not tp instanceof BasicType
+  not v instanceof Field and
+  (
+    not v instanceof SsaSourceVariable
+    or
+    v.(SsaSourceVariable).mayHaveIndirectReferences()
+    or
+    exists(Type tp | tp = v.(DeclaredVariable).getType().getUnderlyingType() |
+      not tp instanceof BasicType
+    )
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 9651dd64840..7f000ba82cb 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ OutNode getAnOutNode(DataFlowCall call, ReturnKind kind) {
 predicate jumpStep(Node n1, Node n2) {
   exists(ValueEntity v, Write w |
     not v instanceof SsaSourceVariable and
+    not v instanceof Field and
     w.writes(v, n1) and
     n2 = v.getARead()
   )
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering/regressions.go b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering/regressions.go
index 0388d289d4e..fcfd389e4e5 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering/regressions.go
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/dataflow/GlobalValueNumbering/regressions.go
@@ -9,3 +9,15 @@ const d = false
 const e = !d
 
 const f = true
+
+type cell struct {
+	payload int
+	next *cell
+}
+
+func test4(x, y cell) int {
+	return x.payload +
+		y.payload +
+		x.next.payload +
+		y.next.payload
+}
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