diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
index 4bda72b2b2..c691e59383 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) index_of_array(node ast.IndexExpr, sym ast.TypeSymbol) {
 			if !node.is_option {
 				g.or_block(tmp_opt, node.or_expr, elem_type)
 			}
-			g.write('\n${cur_line}*(${elem_type_str}*)${tmp_opt}.data')
+			g.write('\n${cur_line}(*(${elem_type_str}*)${tmp_opt}.data)')
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/indexexpr_or_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/indexexpr_or_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2dcd1370e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/indexexpr_or_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+struct Element {
+	children []int
+}
+
+fn f() []Element {
+	return [Element{
+		children: [1, 2, 3]
+	}]
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	a := f()[0]!.children[0]!.str()
+	assert dump(a) == '1'
+}