diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index fcd25b455a..357e7b6c5e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 	left_right_pos := left_pos.extend(right_pos)
 	if left_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer()
 		&& node.op in [.plus, .minus, .mul, .div, .mod, .xor, .amp, .pipe] {
-		if (right_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer() && node.op != .minus)
-			|| (!right_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer() && node.op !in [.plus, .minus]) {
+		if !c.pref.translated && ((right_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer() && node.op != .minus)
+			|| (!right_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer() && node.op !in [.plus, .minus])) {
 			left_name := c.table.type_to_str(left_type)
 			right_name := c.table.type_to_str(right_type)
 			c.error('invalid operator `$node.op` to `$left_name` and `$right_name`', left_right_pos)