diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index a81f910a946..e8152dc1dd6 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ fn iter_structural_ty(cx: @block_ctxt, av: ValueRef, t: ty::t,
         }
         ret next_cx;
       }
-      ty::ty_fn(_, _, _, _, _) {
+      ty::ty_fn(_, _, _, _, _) | ty::ty_native_fn(_, _, _) {
         let box_cell_a = GEP(cx, av, [C_int(0), C_int(abi::fn_field_box)]);
         ret iter_boxpp(cx, box_cell_a, f);
       }
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ fn trans_var(cx: &@block_ctxt, sp: &span, def: &ast::def, id: ast::node_id) ->
    lval_result {
     let ccx = bcx_ccx(cx);
     alt def {
-      ast::def_fn(did, _) {
+      ast::def_fn(did, _) | ast::def_native_fn(did) {
         let tyt = ty::lookup_item_type(ccx.tcx, did);
         ret lval_generic_fn(cx, tyt, did, id);
       }
@@ -3092,10 +3092,6 @@ fn trans_var(cx: &@block_ctxt, sp: &span, def: &ast::def, id: ast::node_id) ->
                                            tp));
         }
       }
-      ast::def_native_fn(did) {
-        let tyt = ty::lookup_item_type(ccx.tcx, did);
-        ret lval_generic_fn(cx, tyt, did, id);
-      }
       _ { ret trans_local_var(cx, def); }
     }
 }
@@ -5743,8 +5739,7 @@ fn decl_native_fn_and_pair(ccx: &@crate_ctxt, sp: &span, path: &[str],
         rptr = result.rptr;
       }
       _ {
-        r =
-            trans_native_call(new_raw_block_ctxt(bcx.fcx, bcx.llbb),
+        r = trans_native_call(new_raw_block_ctxt(bcx.fcx, bcx.llbb),
                               ccx.externs, ccx.llmod, name, call_args);
         rptr = BitCast(bcx, fcx.llretptr, T_ptr(T_i32()));
       }
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/ty.rs b/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
index 180b082a36b..a6cd2a7ec76 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ fn type_is_structural(cx: &ctxt, ty: t) -> bool {
       ty_tup(_) { ret true; }
       ty_tag(_, _) { ret true; }
       ty_fn(_, _, _, _, _) { ret true; }
+      ty_native_fn(_, _, _) { ret true; }
       ty_obj(_) { ret true; }
       ty_res(_, _, _) { ret true; }
       _ { ret false; }
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
index 0174c1f8c3e..ea157ea910d 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
@@ -2055,34 +2055,33 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: &@fn_ctxt, expr: &@ast::expr, unify: &unifier,
         bot = check_call_or_bind(fcx, expr.span, f, args, kind_bind);
 
         // Pull the argument and return types out.
-        let proto_1;
-        let arg_tys_1: [ty::arg] = [];
-        let rt_1;
-        let fty = expr_ty(tcx, f);
-        let t_1;
-        alt structure_of(fcx, expr.span, fty) {
-          ty::ty_fn(proto, arg_tys, rt, cf, constrs) {
-            proto_1 = proto;
-            rt_1 = rt;
-            // FIXME:
-            // probably need to munge the constrs to drop constraints
-            // for any bound args
+        let (proto, arg_tys, rt, cf, constrs) =
+            alt structure_of(fcx, expr.span, expr_ty(tcx, f)) {
+              // FIXME:
+              // probably need to munge the constrs to drop constraints
+              // for any bound args
+              ty::ty_fn(proto, arg_tys, rt, cf, constrs) {
+                (proto, arg_tys, rt, cf, constrs)
+              }
+              ty::ty_native_fn(_, arg_tys, rt) {
+                (ast::proto_fn, arg_tys, rt, ast::return, [])
+              }
+              _ { fail "LHS of bind expr didn't have a function type?!"; }
+            };
 
-            // For each blank argument, add the type of that argument
-            // to the resulting function type.
-            let i = 0u;
-            while i < vec::len::<option::t<@ast::expr>>(args) {
-                alt args[i] {
-                  some(_) {/* no-op */ }
-                  none. { arg_tys_1 += [arg_tys[i]]; }
-                }
-                i += 1u;
+        // For each blank argument, add the type of that argument
+        // to the resulting function type.
+        let out_args = [];
+        let i = 0u;
+        while i < vec::len(args) {
+            alt args[i] {
+              some(_) {/* no-op */ }
+              none. { out_args += [arg_tys[i]]; }
             }
-            t_1 = ty::mk_fn(tcx, proto_1, arg_tys_1, rt_1, cf, constrs);
-          }
-          _ { fail "LHS of bind expr didn't have a function type?!"; }
+            i += 1u;
         }
-        write::ty_only_fixup(fcx, id, t_1);
+        let ft = ty::mk_fn(tcx, proto, out_args, rt, cf, constrs);
+        write::ty_only_fixup(fcx, id, ft);
       }
       ast::expr_call(f, args) {
         bot = check_call_full(fcx, expr.span, f, args, kind_call, expr.id);