diff --git a/compiler/interface.go b/compiler/interface.go
index a0c911ab..761a45c5 100644
--- a/compiler/interface.go
+++ b/compiler/interface.go
@@ -279,14 +279,14 @@ func (c *Compiler) getInterfaceMethodSet(typ *types.Named) llvm.Value {
 		return llvm.ConstGEP(global, []llvm.Value{zero, zero})
 	}
 
-	// Every method is a *i16 reference indicating the signature of this method.
+	// Every method is a *i8 reference indicating the signature of this method.
 	methods := make([]llvm.Value, typ.Underlying().(*types.Interface).NumMethods())
 	for i := range methods {
 		method := typ.Underlying().(*types.Interface).Method(i)
 		methods[i] = c.getMethodSignature(method)
 	}
 
-	value := llvm.ConstArray(methods[0].Type(), methods)
+	value := llvm.ConstArray(c.i8ptrType, methods)
 	global = llvm.AddGlobal(c.mod, value.Type(), typ.String()+"$interface")
 	global.SetInitializer(value)
 	global.SetGlobalConstant(true)
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (c *Compiler) getInterfaceMethodSet(typ *types.Named) llvm.Value {
 }
 
 // getMethodSignature returns a global variable which is a reference to an
-// external *i16 indicating the indicating the signature of this method. It is
+// external *i8 indicating the indicating the signature of this method. It is
 // used during the interface lowering pass.
 func (c *Compiler) getMethodSignature(method *types.Func) llvm.Value {
 	signature := ir.MethodSignature(method)
diff --git a/testdata/interface.go b/testdata/interface.go
index fa0a99c6..c23af4fd 100644
--- a/testdata/interface.go
+++ b/testdata/interface.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ func main() {
 	// https://github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/issues/309
 	itf = linkedList{}
 
+	// Test bugfix for assertion on named empty interface:
+	// https://github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/issues/453
+	_, _ = itf.(Empty)
+
 	var n int
 	var f float32
 	var interfaceEqualTests = []struct {
@@ -251,3 +255,5 @@ func (s SleepBlocker) Sleep() {
 type StaticBlocker interface {
 	Sleep()
 }
+
+type Empty interface{}