diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index b4b4de4055..5bfe78a49c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_map(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		verror('map() requires an array')
 	}
 	g.empty_line = true
-	g.writeln('$ret_typ $tmp;')
+	noscan := g.check_noscan(ret_info.elem_type)
+	g.writeln('$ret_typ $tmp = __new_array${noscan}(0, 0, sizeof($ret_elem_type));')
 	if g.infix_left_var_name.len > 0 {
 		g.writeln('if ($g.infix_left_var_name) {')
 		g.indent++
@@ -162,7 +163,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_map(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	g.expr(node.left)
 	g.writeln(';')
 	g.writeln('int ${tmp}_len = ${tmp}_orig.len;')
-	noscan := g.check_noscan(ret_info.elem_type)
 	g.writeln('$tmp = __new_array${noscan}(0, ${tmp}_len, sizeof($ret_elem_type));\n')
 	i := g.new_tmp_var()
 	g.writeln('for (int $i = 0; $i < ${tmp}_len; ++$i) {')
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_filter(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	styp := g.typ(node.return_type)
 	elem_type_str := g.typ(info.elem_type)
 	g.empty_line = true
-	g.writeln('$styp $tmp;')
+	noscan := g.check_noscan(info.elem_type)
+	g.writeln('$styp $tmp = __new_array${noscan}(0, 0, sizeof($elem_type_str));')
 	if g.infix_left_var_name.len > 0 {
 		g.writeln('if ($g.infix_left_var_name) {')
 		g.indent++
@@ -345,7 +346,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_filter(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	g.expr(node.left)
 	g.writeln(';')
 	g.writeln('int ${tmp}_len = ${tmp}_orig.len;')
-	noscan := g.check_noscan(info.elem_type)
 	g.writeln('$tmp = __new_array${noscan}(0, ${tmp}_len, sizeof($elem_type_str));\n')
 	i := g.new_tmp_var()
 	g.writeln('for (int $i = 0; $i < ${tmp}_len; ++$i) {')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_array_call_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_array_call_test.v
index 65f368288e..f301c6b049 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_array_call_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_array_call_test.v
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fn test_if_expr_with_array_call() {
+fn test_if_expr_with_array_call_all() {
 	arr := ['']
 
 	for i in arr {
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ fn test_if_expr_with_array_call() {
 			assert true
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+fn test_if_expr_with_array_call_any() {
+	arr := ['']
 
 	for i in arr {
 		if i.len == 0 || i[1..].bytes().any(it.is_letter()) {
@@ -28,25 +32,31 @@ fn test_if_expr_with_array_call() {
 			assert true
 		}
 	}
+}
 
-	arr2 := ['abc']
+fn test_if_expr_with_array_call_map() {
+	arr := ['abc']
 
-	if arr2.len == 1 || arr2[1].bytes().map(it.is_letter())[0] {
+	if arr.len == 1 || arr[1].bytes().map(it.is_letter())[0] {
 		println('yes')
 		assert true
 	}
 
-	if arr2.len == 1 || (arr2[1].bytes().map(it.is_letter())[0]) {
-		println('yes')
-		assert true
-	}
-
-	if arr2.len == 1 || arr2[1].bytes().filter(it.is_letter()).len == 0 {
-		println('yes')
-		assert true
-	}
-
-	if arr2.len == 1 || (arr2[1].bytes().filter(it.is_letter()).len == 0) {
+	if arr.len == 1 || (arr[1].bytes().map(it.is_letter())[0]) {
+		println('yes')
+		assert true
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_if_expr_with_array_call_filter() {
+	arr := ['abc']
+
+	if arr.len == 1 || arr[1].bytes().filter(it.is_letter()).len == 0 {
+		println('yes')
+		assert true
+	}
+
+	if arr.len == 1 || (arr[1].bytes().filter(it.is_letter()).len == 0) {
 		println('yes')
 		assert true
 	}