diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index abf1350f61..8e9cd14e2e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -4784,7 +4784,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(it ast.ArrayInit) {
 		return
 	}
 	len := it.exprs.len
-	g.write('new_array_from_c_array($len, $len, sizeof($elem_type_str), _MOV(($elem_type_str[$len]){')
+	elem_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(it.elem_type)
+	if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+		g.write('new_array_from_c_array($len, $len, sizeof(voidptr), _MOV((voidptr[$len]){')
+	}
+	else {
+		g.write('new_array_from_c_array($len, $len, sizeof($elem_type_str), _MOV(($elem_type_str[$len]){')
+	}
 	if len > 8 {
 		g.writeln('')
 		g.write('\t\t')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_init_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_init_test.v
index eebe939c87..26ea170623 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/array_init_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_init_test.v
@@ -194,3 +194,22 @@ fn test_array_init_direct_call() {
 	assert []int{len: 2, init: 0}.len == 2
 	assert []int{len: 3, init: 1}.map(it*2) == [2,2,2]
 }
+
+
+fn foo(a string) int {
+	return 10 + a.len
+}
+
+fn foo2(a string) int {
+	return 20 + a.len
+}
+
+type FnFoo fn(a string) int
+fn test_array_of_fns_init() {
+	a := [FnFoo(foo), foo2]
+	assert a.len == 2
+	f0 := a[0]
+	assert f0('xx') == 12
+	f1 := a[1]
+	assert f1('yyy') == 23
+}