diff --git a/_test/issue-1381.go b/_test/issue-1381.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be8689212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/issue-1381.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var bufPtrOne *bytes.Buffer
+	var bufPtrTwo *bytes.Buffer
+	var bufPtrThree *bytes.Buffer
+	var bufPtrFour *bytes.Buffer
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		bufOne := bytes.Buffer{}
+		bufTwo := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		var bufThree bytes.Buffer
+		bufFour := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+		if bufPtrOne == nil {
+			bufPtrOne = &bufOne
+		} else if bufPtrOne == &bufOne {
+			fmt.Println("bufOne was not properly redeclared")
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("bufOne is properly redeclared")
+		}
+
+		if bufPtrTwo == nil {
+			bufPtrTwo = bufTwo
+		} else if bufPtrTwo == bufTwo {
+			fmt.Println("bufTwo was not properly redeclared")
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("bufTwo is properly redeclared")
+		}
+
+		if bufPtrThree == nil {
+			bufPtrThree = &bufThree
+		} else if bufPtrThree == &bufThree {
+			fmt.Println("bufThree was not properly redeclared")
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("bufThree is properly redeclared")
+		}
+
+		if bufPtrFour == nil {
+			bufPtrFour = bufFour
+		} else if bufPtrFour == bufFour {
+			fmt.Println("bufFour was not properly redeclared")
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("bufFour is properly redeclared")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Output:
+// bufOne is properly redeclared
+// bufTwo is properly redeclared
+// bufThree is properly redeclared
+// bufFour is properly redeclared
diff --git a/interp/run.go b/interp/run.go
index e165f405a..c86b68a5a 100644
--- a/interp/run.go
+++ b/interp/run.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 // bltn type defines functions which run at CFG execution.
@@ -2626,6 +2625,9 @@ func doCompositeBinStruct(n *node, hasType bool) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	frameIndex := n.findex
+	l := n.level
+
 	n.exec = func(f *frame) bltn {
 		s := reflect.New(typ).Elem()
 		for i, v := range values {
@@ -2636,7 +2638,7 @@ func doCompositeBinStruct(n *node, hasType bool) {
 		case d.Kind() == reflect.Ptr:
 			d.Set(s.Addr())
 		default:
-			d.Set(s)
+			getFrame(f, l).data[frameIndex] = s
 		}
 		return next
 	}
@@ -2661,8 +2663,6 @@ func doComposite(n *node, hasType bool, keyed bool) {
 	if typ.cat == ptrT || typ.cat == aliasT {
 		typ = typ.val
 	}
-	var mu sync.Mutex
-	typ.mu = &mu
 	child := n.child
 	if hasType {
 		child = n.child[1:]
@@ -2701,11 +2701,10 @@ func doComposite(n *node, hasType bool, keyed bool) {
 
 	frameIndex := n.findex
 	l := n.level
+	rt := typ.TypeOf()
+
 	n.exec = func(f *frame) bltn {
-		typ.mu.Lock()
-		// No need to call zero() as doComposite is only called for a structT.
-		a := reflect.New(typ.TypeOf()).Elem()
-		typ.mu.Unlock()
+		a := reflect.New(rt).Elem()
 		for i, v := range values {
 			a.Field(i).Set(v(f))
 		}
diff --git a/interp/type.go b/interp/type.go
index f98127011..c6955d41a 100644
--- a/interp/type.go
+++ b/interp/type.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/traefik/yaegi/internal/unsafe2"
 )
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ type structField struct {
 
 // itype defines the internal representation of types in the interpreter.
 type itype struct {
-	mu          *sync.Mutex
 	cat         tcat          // Type category
 	field       []structField // Array of struct fields if structT or interfaceT
 	key         *itype        // Type of key element if MapT or nil