diff --git a/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbmodel/sbmodel.vdl.go b/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbmodel/sbmodel.vdl.go
index e6d0b42..1537f6a 100644
--- a/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbmodel/sbmodel.vdl.go
+++ b/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbmodel/sbmodel.vdl.go
@@ -1268,8 +1268,8 @@
 	if err = dec.StartValue(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if (dec.StackDepth() == 1 || dec.IsAny()) && !vdl.Compatible(vdl.TypeOf(*x), dec.Type()) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("incompatible union %T, from %v", *x, dec.Type())
+	if (dec.StackDepth() == 1 || dec.IsAny()) && !vdl.Compatible(vdl.TypeOf(x), dec.Type()) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("incompatible union %T, from %v", x, dec.Type())
 	}
 	f, err := dec.NextField()
 	if err != nil {