diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
index 76f49cedaa..c71c164f1d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 		is_fixed_array_var := unaliased_right_sym.kind == .array_fixed && val !is ast.ArrayInit
 			&& (val in [ast.Ident, ast.IndexExpr, ast.CallExpr, ast.SelectorExpr]
 			|| (val is ast.CastExpr && (val as ast.CastExpr).expr !is ast.ArrayInit))
+			&& !g.pref.translated
 		g.is_assign_lhs = true
 		g.assign_op = node.op
 		if val_type.has_flag(.optional) {
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 			}
 			g.is_shared = var_type.has_flag(.shared_f)
 			if !cloned {
-				if is_fixed_array_var && !g.pref.translated {
+				if is_fixed_array_var {
 					// 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('*')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
index 8434eda7cc..341ff5ff7d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) index_of_fixed_array(node ast.IndexExpr, sym ast.TypeSymbol) {
 	}
 	g.write('[')
 	direct := g.fn_decl != 0 && g.fn_decl.is_direct_arr
-	if direct || node.index is ast.IntegerLiteral {
+	if (direct || node.index is ast.IntegerLiteral) || g.pref.translated {
 		g.expr(node.index)
 	} else {
 		// bounds check