diff --git a/metainfo/nodes.go b/metainfo/nodes.go
index 58504d92..ae7fdbb8 100644
--- a/metainfo/nodes.go
+++ b/metainfo/nodes.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 type Node string
 
 var (
-	_ bencode.Unmarshaler = new(Node)
+	_ bencode.Unmarshaler = (*Node)(nil)
 )
 
 func (n *Node) UnmarshalBencode(b []byte) (err error) {