diff --git a/compiler/compiler.go b/compiler/compiler.go
index 15cdab9f..de3f69a1 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -869,14 +869,14 @@ func (c *compilerContext) createPackage(irbuilder llvm.Builder, pkg *ssa.Package
 				if fn == nil {
 					continue // probably a generic method
 				}
-				if fn.Blocks == nil {
-					continue // external function
-				}
 				if member.Type().String() != member.String() {
 					// This is a member on a type alias. Do not build such a
 					// function.
 					continue
 				}
+				if fn.Blocks == nil {
+					continue // external function
+				}
 				if fn.Synthetic != "" && fn.Synthetic != "package initializer" {
 					// This function is a kind of wrapper function (created by
 					// the ssa package, not appearing in the source code) that