diff --git a/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go b/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go
index cab8eec5..00dd12db 100755
--- a/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go
+++ b/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const VERSION = "1.0.38"
-const REVISION = "1bb3d68c0400e9594cd3e95a755cbe52f2283706+1"
-const NUMBER = 251
+const REVISION = "c77350703e0305824f28a2ff5879e1499e47fc39+1"
+const NUMBER = 252
 
 // these fields will be filled by compiler
 const XGO_VERSION = ""
diff --git a/cmd/xgo/version.go b/cmd/xgo/version.go
index 06357dfb..2916665e 100644
--- a/cmd/xgo/version.go
+++ b/cmd/xgo/version.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 import "fmt"
 
 const VERSION = "1.0.38"
-const REVISION = "1bb3d68c0400e9594cd3e95a755cbe52f2283706+1"
-const NUMBER = 251
+const REVISION = "c77350703e0305824f28a2ff5879e1499e47fc39+1"
+const NUMBER = 252
 
 func getRevision() string {
 	revSuffix := ""
diff --git a/patch/syntax/vars.go b/patch/syntax/vars.go
index 0c1c74e9..f5e1546e 100644
--- a/patch/syntax/vars.go
+++ b/patch/syntax/vars.go
@@ -457,8 +457,9 @@ func (ctx *BlockContext) traverseExpr(node syntax.Expr, globaleNames map[string]
 	case *syntax.Operation:
 		// take addr?
 		if node.Op == syntax.And && node.Y == nil {
+			nodeX := deparen(node.X)
 			// &a,
-			switch x := node.X.(type) {
+			switch x := nodeX.(type) {
 			case *syntax.Name:
 				return ctx.trapAddrNode(node, x, globaleNames)
 			case *syntax.SelectorExpr:
@@ -469,6 +470,9 @@ func (ctx *BlockContext) traverseExpr(node syntax.Expr, globaleNames map[string]
 				if xIsName {
 					return node
 				}
+			case *syntax.IndexExpr:
+				// don't insert trap, see https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo/issues/177
+				return node
 			}
 		}
 		if node.X != nil && node.Y != nil {
@@ -550,6 +554,18 @@ func isBoolOp(op syntax.Operator) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func deparen(expr syntax.Expr) syntax.Expr {
+	if expr == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for {
+		p, ok := expr.(*syntax.ParenExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			return expr
+		}
+		expr = p.X
+	}
+}
 func getConstType(xgoConv *syntax.XgoSimpleConvert) string {
 	return xgoConv.X.(*syntax.CallExpr).Fun.(*syntax.Name).Value
 }
diff --git a/runtime/core/version.go b/runtime/core/version.go
index cab8eec5..00dd12db 100644
--- a/runtime/core/version.go
+++ b/runtime/core/version.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const VERSION = "1.0.38"
-const REVISION = "1bb3d68c0400e9594cd3e95a755cbe52f2283706+1"
-const NUMBER = 251
+const REVISION = "c77350703e0305824f28a2ff5879e1499e47fc39+1"
+const NUMBER = 252
 
 // these fields will be filled by compiler
 const XGO_VERSION = ""
diff --git a/runtime/test/trap/trap_var_test.go b/runtime/test/trap/trap_var_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e88980e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/trap/trap_var_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package trap
+
+import "testing"
+
+var ints [3]int
+
+// see bug https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo/issues/177
+func TestNoTrapArrayPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	x := &ints[0]
+	y := &ints[0]
+
+	if x != y {
+		t.Fatalf("x != y: x=0x%x, y=0x%x", x, y)
+	}
+}