diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index b8a3a98444..fc4b62fab1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -702,8 +702,13 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 				&& c.table.sym((left_sym.info as ast.Alias).parent_type).is_primitive() {
 				left_sym = c.table.sym((left_sym.info as ast.Alias).parent_type)
 			}
+			if c.pref.translated && node.op in [.plus, .minus, .mul]
+				&& left_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer()
+				&& (right_type.is_any_kind_of_pointer() || right_type.is_int()) {
+				return_type = left_type
+			}
 			// Check if the alias type is not a primitive then allow using operator overloading for aliased `arrays` and `maps`
-			if !c.pref.translated && left_sym.kind == .alias && left_sym.info is ast.Alias
+			else if !c.pref.translated && left_sym.kind == .alias && left_sym.info is ast.Alias
 				&& !(c.table.sym((left_sym.info as ast.Alias).parent_type).is_primitive()) {
 				if left_sym.has_method(node.op.str()) {
 					if method := left_sym.find_method(node.op.str()) {