diff --git a/src/cmd/5g/cgen.c b/src/cmd/5g/cgen.c
index dea94dc08d2..48d5e3c221c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5g/cgen.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5g/cgen.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ agen(Node *n, Node *res)
 				n1.xoffset = Array_array;
 				gmove(&n1, &n3);
 			} else
-			if(!debug['B']) {
+			if(!debug['B'] && !n->etype) {
 				if(v < 0)
 					yyerror("out of bounds on array");
 				else
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c b/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c
index 1e7c6e44277..483c093c83c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ agen(Node *n, Node *res)
 				n1.xoffset = Array_array;
 				gmove(&n1, &n3);
 			} else
-			if(!debug['B']) {
+			if(!debug['B'] && !n->etype) {
 				if(v < 0)
 					yyerror("out of bounds on array");
 				else