diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 2f82ed82a4..1d3488b27c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 			}
 			return ast.bool_type
 		}
-		.plus, .minus, .mul, .div, .mod, .xor, .amp, .pipe { // binary operators that expect matching types
+		.plus, .minus, .mul, .div, .mod, .xor, .amp, .pipe {
+			// binary operators that expect matching types
 			if right_sym.info is ast.Alias && (right_sym.info as ast.Alias).language != .c
 				&& c.mod == c.table.type_to_str(right_type).split('.')[0]
 				&& c.table.sym((right_sym.info as ast.Alias).parent_type).is_primitive() {
@@ -3515,9 +3516,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) postfix_expr(mut node ast.PostfixExpr) ast.Type {
 	if !c.inside_unsafe && is_non_void_pointer && !node.expr.is_auto_deref_var() {
 		c.warn('pointer arithmetic is only allowed in `unsafe` blocks', node.pos)
 	}
-	if !(typ_sym.is_number() || (c.inside_unsafe && is_non_void_pointer)) {
-		c.error('invalid operation: $node.op.str() (non-numeric type `$typ_sym.name`)',
-			node.pos)
+	if !(typ_sym.is_number() || ((c.inside_unsafe || c.pref.translated) && is_non_void_pointer)) {
+		typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(typ)
+		c.error('invalid operation: $node.op.str() (non-numeric type `$typ_str`)', node.pos)
 	} else {
 		node.auto_locked, _ = c.fail_if_immutable(node.expr)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.out
index 022111696c..ce4017f43a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.out
@@ -39,11 +39,18 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv:10:3: error: operator `-=` not defined on le
    10 |         p -= 3
       |         ^
    11 |         _ = p[3]
-   12 |     }
+   12 |         mut foo := &Foo{}
 vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv:11:8: error: type `voidptr` does not support indexing
     9 |         p--
    10 |         p -= 3
    11 |         _ = p[3]
       |              ~~~
-   12 |     }
-   13 | }
+   12 |         mut foo := &Foo{}
+   13 |         foo % 3
+vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv:13:3: error: invalid operator `%` to `&Foo` and `int literal`
+   11 |         _ = p[3]
+   12 |         mut foo := &Foo{}
+   13 |         foo % 3
+      |         ~~~~~~~
+   14 |     }
+   15 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv
index e93161b675..37a4554da1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/pointer_ops.vv
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ fn test_voidptr() {
 		p--
 		p -= 3
 		_ = p[3]
+		mut foo := &Foo{}
+		foo % 3
 	}
 }
+
+struct Foo{}
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/util.v b/vlib/v/util/util.v
index 13aa0602f3..67a17f286e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/util.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/util.v
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const builtin_module_names = ['builtin', 'strconv', 'strings', 'dlmalloc']
 pub fn module_is_builtin(mod string) bool {
 	// NOTE: using util.builtin_module_parts here breaks -usecache on macos
 	return mod in util.builtin_module_names
+	// return mod in util.builtin_module_parts
 }
 
 pub fn tabs(n int) string {