src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go |  2 +-
 test/fixedbugs/issue81165.go             | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go
index 92f0100ae64b4f608789dc4401403ac8a09a5442..bcc68bbc81b910205590c5e6ec9c14966d4d5ff3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/writer.go
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ 	// They must be contextualized by their defining type.
 	if isGenericMethod(obj.Type()) {
 		recv := obj.Type().(*types2.Signature).Recv().Type()
 		fstr := "%s.%s"
-		if _, ok := recv.(*types2.Pointer); ok {
+		if _, ok := types2.Unalias(recv).(*types2.Pointer); ok {
 			fstr = "(*%s).%s"
 		}
 		name = fmt.Sprintf(fstr, types2.Unalias(deref2(recv)).(*types2.Named).Obj().Name(), name)
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue81165.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue81165.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..31c5dd4b07a1b4d5db2f95a26b62aa10c01f9e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue81165.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// build
+
+// Copyright 2026 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+type someType struct{}
+type someTypeAlias = *someType
+
+//go:noinline
+func (tm someTypeAlias) FailedLink[T any](v T) {
+	println(v)
+}
+
+//go:noinline
+func (tm *someType) SuccessLink[T any](v T) {
+	println(v)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var value someType
+	value.SuccessLink(42)
+	value.FailedLink(42)
+}