diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4025406b..f421d92c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ require golang.org/x/tools v0.21.1-0.20240508182429-e35e4ccd0d2d // tagx:ignore
 
 require golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 // indirect; tagx:ignore
 
-require golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 053861ca..4370a676 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 h1:zY54UmvipHiNd+pm+m0x9KhZ9hl1/7QNMyxXbc6ICqA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 h1:3NQrjDixjgGwUOCaF8w2+VYHv0Ve/vGYSbdkTa98gmQ=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0 h1:GGz8+XQP4FvTTrjZPzNKTMFtSXH80RAzG+5ghFPgK9w=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.21.1-0.20240508182429-e35e4ccd0d2d h1:vU5i/LfpvrRCpgM/VPfJLg5KjxD3E+hfT1SH+d9zLwg=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.21.1-0.20240508182429-e35e4ccd0d2d/go.mod h1:aiJjzUbINMkxbQROHiO6hDPo2LHcIPhhQsa9DLh0yGk=
diff --git a/message/pipeline/extract.go b/message/pipeline/extract.go
index a15a7f9d..23e58f02 100644
--- a/message/pipeline/extract.go
+++ b/message/pipeline/extract.go
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ func (x *extracter) processGlobalVars() {
 				}
 				t := a.Type()
 				for {
-					p, ok := t.(*types.Pointer)
+					p, ok := types.Unalias(t).(*types.Pointer)
 					if !ok {
 						break
 					}
 					t = p.Elem()
 				}
-				if b, ok := t.(*types.Basic); !ok || b.Kind() != types.String {
+				if b, ok := types.Unalias(t).(*types.Basic); !ok || b.Kind() != types.String {
 					continue
 				}
 				x.visitInit(a, s.Val)