This is similar to PR44946 that was fixed in gcc-4.6pre http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44946 Command line: mipsel-linux-gcc test.c -c -o test.o -O2 Output: test.c: In function ‘o_plist_deserialize_xml’: test.c:34: internal compiler error: tree check: expected class ‘expression’, have ‘declaration’ (function_decl) in get_constraint_for_component_ref, at tree-ssa-structalias.c:2932 Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See for instructions. Tested revision: 4.4.* - fail 4.5.0 - OK -- Summary: ICE: in get_constraint_for_component_ref, at tree-ssa- structalias.c:2932 Product: gcc Version: 4.4.5 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: major Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: jipeng at broadcom dot com GCC host triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: mipsel-linux-uclibc http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45109