diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index 4d65e7bea0fa2f..f8dabfc1e9a884 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fixed_array_init(node ast.ArrayInit, array_type Type, var_name st
 				elem_info := elem_sym.array_fixed_info()
 				g.fixed_array_var_init(g.expr_string(expr), expr.is_auto_deref_var(),
 					elem_info.elem_type, elem_info.size)
-			} else if expr is ast.CallExpr {
+			} else if elem_sym.kind == .array_fixed && expr is ast.CallExpr
+				&& g.table.final_sym(expr.return_type).kind == .array_fixed {
 				elem_info := elem_sym.array_fixed_info()
 				tmp_var := g.expr_with_var(expr, node.expr_types[i], node.expr_types[i])
 				g.fixed_array_var_init(tmp_var, false, elem_info.elem_type, elem_info.size)