diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index d95b5ea964..d50ce493e2 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -883,10 +883,10 @@ fn mut_arr_with_eq_in_fn(mut a []int) {
 		a[0] = 0
 	}
 	if [0,2,3,4] == a {
-		a[1] = 0	
+		a[1] = 0
 	}
 	if !(a != [0,0,3,4]) {
-		a[2] = 0	
+		a[2] = 0
 	}
 	if !([0,0,0,4] != a) {
 		a[3] = 0
@@ -898,3 +898,15 @@ fn test_mut_arr_with_eq_in_fn() {
 	mut_arr_with_eq_in_fn(mut a)
 	assert a == [0,0,0,0]
 }
+
+fn array_in_mut(mut a []int) {
+	if 1 in a {
+		a[0] = 2
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_array_in_mut() {
+	mut a := [1,2]
+	array_in_mut(mut a)
+	assert a == [2,2]
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 8b951a44d6..7f248afe22 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -1912,6 +1912,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 			g.write('_IN($styp, ')
 			g.expr(node.left)
 			g.write(', ')
+			if node.right_type.is_ptr() {
+				g.write('*')
+			}
 			g.expr(node.right)
 			g.write(')')
 		} else if right_sym.kind == .map {