diff --git a/src/reflect/all_test.go b/src/reflect/all_test.go
index accda7fa74bef4..e4b74f72d9c0aa 100644
--- a/src/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -1942,6 +1942,22 @@ func BenchmarkCall(b *testing.B) {
 	})
 }
 
+type myint int64
+
+func (i *myint) inc() {
+	*i = *i + 1
+}
+
+func BenchmarkCallMethod(b *testing.B) {
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	z := new(myint)
+
+	v := ValueOf(z.inc)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		v.Call(nil)
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkCallArgCopy(b *testing.B) {
 	byteArray := func(n int) Value {
 		return Zero(ArrayOf(n, TypeOf(byte(0))))
diff --git a/src/reflect/value.go b/src/reflect/value.go
index eae1b9bf294b70..52639d5aadc523 100644
--- a/src/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/reflect/value.go
@@ -378,8 +378,9 @@ func (v Value) call(op string, in []Value) []Value {
 
 	isSlice := op == "CallSlice"
 	n := t.NumIn()
+	isVariadic := t.IsVariadic()
 	if isSlice {
-		if !t.IsVariadic() {
+		if !isVariadic {
 			panic("reflect: CallSlice of non-variadic function")
 		}
 		if len(in) < n {
@@ -389,13 +390,13 @@ func (v Value) call(op string, in []Value) []Value {
 			panic("reflect: CallSlice with too many input arguments")
 		}
 	} else {
-		if t.IsVariadic() {
+		if isVariadic {
 			n--
 		}
 		if len(in) < n {
 			panic("reflect: Call with too few input arguments")
 		}
-		if !t.IsVariadic() && len(in) > n {
+		if !isVariadic && len(in) > n {
 			panic("reflect: Call with too many input arguments")
 		}
 	}
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ func (v Value) call(op string, in []Value) []Value {
 			panic("reflect: " + op + " using " + xt.String() + " as type " + targ.String())
 		}
 	}
-	if !isSlice && t.IsVariadic() {
+	if !isSlice && isVariadic {
 		// prepare slice for remaining values
 		m := len(in) - n
 		slice := MakeSlice(t.In(n), m, m)