diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 5d62d7da01..1a7e36a5e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -1414,37 +1414,52 @@ fn (mut g Gen) for_in_stmt(node ast.ForInStmt) {
 			}
 		}
 	} else if node.kind == .array_fixed {
-		atmp := g.new_tmp_var()
-		atmp_type := g.typ(node.cond_type).trim('*')
-		if node.cond_type.is_ptr() || node.cond is ast.ArrayInit {
+		mut cond_var := ''
+		needs_tmp_var := node.cond_type.is_ptr() || node.cond is ast.ArrayInit
+		if needs_tmp_var {
+			cond_var = g.new_tmp_var()
+			cond_var_type := g.typ(node.cond_type).trim('*')
 			if !node.cond.is_lvalue() {
-				g.write('$atmp_type *$atmp = (($atmp_type)')
+				g.write('$cond_var_type *$cond_var = (($cond_var_type)')
 			} else {
-				g.write('$atmp_type *$atmp = (')
+				g.write('$cond_var_type *$cond_var = (')
 			}
 			g.expr(node.cond)
 			g.writeln(');')
+		} else {
+			pos := g.out.len
+			g.expr(node.cond)
+			cond_var = g.out.after(pos)
+			g.out.go_back(cond_var.len)
+			cond_var = cond_var.trim_space()
 		}
-		i := if node.key_var in ['', '_'] { g.new_tmp_var() } else { node.key_var }
+		idx := if node.key_var in ['', '_'] { g.new_tmp_var() } else { node.key_var }
 		cond_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.cond_type)
 		info := cond_sym.info as table.ArrayFixed
-		g.writeln('for (int $i = 0; $i != $info.size; ++$i) {')
+		g.writeln('for (int $idx = 0; $idx != $info.size; ++$idx) {')
 		if node.val_var != '_' {
 			val_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.val_type)
+			is_fixed_array := val_sym.kind == .array_fixed && !node.val_is_mut
 			if val_sym.kind == .function {
 				g.write('\t')
 				g.write_fn_ptr_decl(val_sym.info as table.FnType, c_name(node.val_var))
+			} else if is_fixed_array {
+				styp := g.typ(node.val_type)
+				g.writeln('\t$styp ${c_name(node.val_var)};')
+				g.writeln('\tmemcpy(*($styp*)${c_name(node.val_var)}, (byte*)$cond_var[$idx], sizeof($styp));')
 			} else {
 				styp := g.typ(node.val_type)
 				g.write('\t$styp ${c_name(node.val_var)}')
 			}
-			addr := if node.val_is_mut { '&' } else { '' }
-			if node.cond_type.is_ptr() || node.cond is ast.ArrayInit {
-				g.writeln(' = ${addr}(*$atmp)[$i];')
-			} else {
-				g.write(' = $addr')
-				g.expr(node.cond)
-				g.writeln('[$i];')
+			if !is_fixed_array {
+				addr := if node.val_is_mut { '&' } else { '' }
+				if needs_tmp_var {
+					g.writeln(' = ${addr}(*$cond_var)[$idx];')
+				} else {
+					g.write(' = $addr')
+					g.expr(node.cond)
+					g.writeln('[$idx];')
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	} else if node.kind == .map {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/for_in_containers_of_fixed_array_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/for_in_containers_of_fixed_array_test.v
index 6c04b84fa8..57faff0746 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/for_in_containers_of_fixed_array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/for_in_containers_of_fixed_array_test.v
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fn test_for_in_containers_of_fixed_array() {
+fn test_for_in_array_of_fixed_array() {
 	mut rets := []string{}
 	arr := [][2]int{len: 3}
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn test_for_in_containers_of_fixed_array() {
 	assert rets[2] == '[0, 0]'
 }
 
-fn test_for_mut_in_containers_of_fixed_array() {
+fn test_for_mut_in_array_of_fixed_array() {
 	mut rets := []string{}
 	mut arr := [][2]int{len: 3}
 
@@ -23,3 +23,29 @@ fn test_for_mut_in_containers_of_fixed_array() {
 	assert rets[1] == '[0, 0]'
 	assert rets[2] == '[0, 0]'
 }
+
+fn test_for_in_fixed_array_of_fixed_array() {
+	mut rets := []string{}
+	arr := [[1, 2]!, [3, 4]!, [5, 6]!]!
+
+	for pair in arr {
+		println(pair)
+		rets << '$pair'
+	}
+	assert rets[0] == '[1, 2]'
+	assert rets[1] == '[3, 4]'
+	assert rets[2] == '[5, 6]'
+}
+
+fn test_for_mut_in_fixed_array_of_fixed_array() {
+	mut rets := []string{}
+	mut arr := [[1, 2]!, [3, 4]!, [5, 6]!]!
+
+	for mut pair in arr {
+		println(pair)
+		rets << '$pair'
+	}
+	assert rets[0] == '[1, 2]'
+	assert rets[1] == '[3, 4]'
+	assert rets[2] == '[5, 6]'
+}