diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
index 6240296d89..7e87f2d9ee 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
@@ -443,10 +443,17 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 					// TODO Instead of the translated check, check if it's a pointer already
 					// and don't generate memcpy &
 					typ_str := g.typ(val_type).trim('*')
-					ref_str := if val_type.is_ptr() { '' } else { '&' }
-					g.write('memcpy((${typ_str}*)')
+					final_typ_str := if is_fixed_array_var { '' } else { '(${typ_str}*)' }
+					final_ref_str := if is_fixed_array_var {
+						''
+					} else if val_type.is_ptr() {
+						'(byte*)'
+					} else {
+						'(byte*)&'
+					}
+					g.write('memcpy(${final_typ_str}')
 					g.expr(left)
-					g.write(', (byte*)${ref_str}')
+					g.write(', ${final_ref_str}')
 					g.expr(val)
 					g.write(', sizeof(${typ_str}))')
 				} else if is_decl {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_test.v
index 5fea6caac2..23e6eb2665 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_test.v
@@ -119,3 +119,22 @@ fn test_for_in_fixed_array() {
 	arr := [1, 2, 3]!
 	calc_size(arr)
 }
+
+//
+
+fn print_fixed_arr(a [2]int) {
+	println('a: ${a}')
+	assert a == [1, 2]!
+	tmp := a
+	println('tmp: ${tmp}')
+	assert tmp == [1, 2]!
+}
+
+fn test_assignment_of_a_fixed_array_passed_as_parameter() {
+	arr := [1, 2]!
+	assert arr == [1, 2]!
+	tmp := arr
+	assert tmp == [1, 2]!
+	println(tmp) // [1, 2]
+	print_fixed_arr(arr)
+}