diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index b1b6f65ae7..8883844415 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ fn (g mut Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				receiver_name = typ_sym.name
 				if typ_sym.kind == .array && it.name in
 				// TODO performance, detect `array` method differently
-				['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim'] {
+				['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'clone'] {
 					// && rec_sym.name == 'array' {
 					// && rec_sym.name == 'array' && receiver_name.starts_with('array') {
 					// `array_byte_clone` => `array_clone`
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
index 0b48e2087e..8809186bab 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int main() {
 	Color color = Color_red;
 	localmod__pub_foo();
 	int ten = localmod__get_int_10();
-	println(localmod__pub_int_const);
+	println(int_str(localmod__pub_int_const));
 	int g = ((int)(3.0));
 	byte* bytes = ((byte*)(0));
 	User user_ptr = (User*)memdup(&(User){}, sizeof(User));
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ i < 10; i++) {
 	bool b2 = (*(bool*)array_get(bools, 0)) || true;
 	bool b3 = get_bool() || true;
 	int f = array_first(nums);
+	array_int c = array_clone(nums);
 	string d = tos3("d");
 	println(string_add(s, d));
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.vv b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.vv
index 0aabba38da..e31302772c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.vv
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ fn foo(a int) {
 	b2 := bools[0] || true
 	b3 := get_bool() || true
 	f := nums.first()
+	c := nums.clone()
 	d := 'd'
 	println(s + d)
 	//cloned = nums.clone()