diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
index 0bc1f3a6c8..977fee4560 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_basic(got table.Type, expected table.Type) bool {
 	}
 	// array fn
 	if got_type_sym.kind == .array && exp_type_sym.kind == .array {
-		if c.table.type_to_str(got) == c.table.type_to_str(expected) {
+		if c.table.type_to_str(got) == c.table.type_to_str(expected).trim('&') {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 1f7d9b03d3..63c06b9d4e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -4138,6 +4138,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) index_expr(node ast.IndexExpr) {
 								g.write_fn_ptr_decl(&elem_typ.info, '')
 								g.write(')(*($array_ptr_type_str)/*ee elem_typ */array_get(')
 							}
+							if left_is_ptr && !node.left_type.has_flag(.shared_f) {
+								g.write('*')
+							}
 						} else if is_direct_array_access {
 							g.write('(($array_ptr_type_str)')
 						} else {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/map_and_array_with_fns_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/map_and_array_with_fns_test.v
index 815d229fdc..a7841f19a5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/map_and_array_with_fns_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/map_and_array_with_fns_test.v
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ fn foo3(a string) int {
 	return 10 + a.len
 }
 
+fn foo4(a string) int {
+	return 20 + a.len
+}
+
 fn test_map_and_array_with_fns_typeof_and_direct_call() {
 	a := [foo3]
 	assert typeof(a).name == '[]fn (string) int'
@@ -71,3 +75,19 @@ fn test_map_and_array_with_fns_typeof_and_direct_call() {
 	// TODO: enable this
 	// assert b['one']('hi') == 12
 }
+
+fn bar1(mut a []fn (string) int) int {
+	a[0] = foo4
+	return a[0]('hello')
+}
+
+fn bar2(a []fn (string) int) int {
+	return a[0]('hello')
+}
+
+fn test_array_of_fns_as_argument() {
+	mut a1 := [foo3]
+	assert bar1(mut a1) == 25
+	a2 := [foo3]
+	assert bar2(a2) == 15
+}