diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/str_intp.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/str_intp.v
index b8c3f967de..77415f3d8f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/str_intp.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/str_intp.v
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) str_format(node ast.StringInterLiteral, i int) (u64, string) {
 	mut base := 0 // numeric base
 	mut upper_case := false // set upercase for the result string
 	mut typ := g.unwrap_generic(node.expr_types[i])
+	if node.exprs[i].is_auto_deref_var() {
+		typ = typ.deref()
+	}
 	sym := g.table.sym(typ)
 
 	if sym.kind == .alias {
diff --git a/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/printing_for_mut_v_in_a.out b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/printing_for_mut_v_in_a.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcf670bbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/printing_for_mut_v_in_a.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mutable num is 255
+imutable element is 255
+mutable element is 255
+mutable element is 255
diff --git a/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/printing_for_mut_v_in_a.vv b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/printing_for_mut_v_in_a.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aca4149da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/slow_tests/inout/printing_for_mut_v_in_a.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+fn main() {
+	// check to see if mutable integers work as expected
+	mut num := 255
+	println('mutable num is ${num}')
+
+	mut arr := [255]
+	// check to see if mutable arrays with immutable iteration work as expected
+	for elem in arr {
+		println('imutable element is ${elem}')
+	}
+
+	// check to see if mutable arrays with mutable iteration work as expected
+	for mut elem in arr {
+		println('mutable element is ${elem}')
+	}
+
+	// check to see if mutable arrays with mutable iteration work as expected (explicit format)
+	for mut elem in arr {
+		println('mutable element is ${elem:d}')
+	}
+}