diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index b04dbc84f4..b5c296a7a4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -153,12 +153,17 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_map(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		verror('map() requires an array')
 	}
 	g.empty_line = true
+	g.writeln('$ret_typ $tmp;')
+	if g.infix_left_var_name.len > 0 {
+		g.writeln('if ($g.infix_left_var_name) {')
+		g.indent++
+	}
 	g.write('${g.typ(node.left_type)} ${tmp}_orig = ')
 	g.expr(node.left)
 	g.writeln(';')
 	g.writeln('int ${tmp}_len = ${tmp}_orig.len;')
 	noscan := g.check_noscan(ret_info.elem_type)
-	g.writeln('$ret_typ $tmp = __new_array${noscan}(0, ${tmp}_len, sizeof($ret_elem_type));\n')
+	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) {')
 	g.writeln('\t$inp_elem_type it = (($inp_elem_type*) ${tmp}_orig.data)[$i];')
@@ -206,6 +211,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_map(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		g.stmt_path_pos << g.out.len
 	}
 	g.write('\n')
+	if g.infix_left_var_name.len > 0 {
+		g.indent--
+		g.writeln('}')
+	}
 	g.write(s)
 	g.write(tmp)
 	g.inside_lambda = false
@@ -327,12 +336,17 @@ 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 $tmp;')
+	if g.infix_left_var_name.len > 0 {
+		g.writeln('if ($g.infix_left_var_name) {')
+		g.indent++
+	}
 	g.write('${g.typ(node.left_type)} ${tmp}_orig = ')
 	g.expr(node.left)
 	g.writeln(';')
 	g.writeln('int ${tmp}_len = ${tmp}_orig.len;')
 	noscan := g.check_noscan(info.elem_type)
-	g.writeln('$styp $tmp = __new_array${noscan}(0, ${tmp}_len, sizeof($elem_type_str));\n')
+	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) {')
 	g.writeln('\t$elem_type_str it = (($elem_type_str*) ${tmp}_orig.data)[$i];')
@@ -380,6 +394,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_filter(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		g.stmt_path_pos << g.out.len
 	}
 	g.write('\n')
+	if g.infix_left_var_name.len > 0 {
+		g.indent--
+		g.writeln('}')
+	}
 	g.write(s)
 	g.write(tmp)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix_expr.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix_expr.v
index 4678ed9a79..fc62621557 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix_expr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix_expr.v
@@ -608,6 +608,41 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_left_shift_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut g Gen) need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node ast.Expr) bool {
+	match node {
+		ast.CallExpr {
+			if node.left_type != 0 && g.table.get_type_symbol(node.left_type).kind == .array
+				&& node.name in ['all', 'any', 'filter', 'map'] {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		ast.IndexExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.left)
+		}
+		ast.InfixExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.left)
+				|| g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.right)
+		}
+		ast.ParExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.expr)
+		}
+		ast.PostfixExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.expr)
+		}
+		ast.PrefixExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.right)
+		}
+		ast.RangeExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.low) || g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.high)
+		}
+		ast.SelectorExpr {
+			return g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.expr)
+		}
+		else {}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // infix_expr_and_or_op generates code for `&&` and `||`
 fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_and_or_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	if node.right is ast.IfExpr {
@@ -630,24 +665,20 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_and_or_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 			return
 		}
 		g.inside_ternary = prev_inside_ternary
-	} else if node.right is ast.CallExpr {
-		if node.right.left_type != 0 {
-			sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.right.left_type)
-			if sym.kind == .array && node.right.name in ['map', 'filter', 'all', 'any'] {
-				tmp := g.new_tmp_var()
-				cur_line := g.go_before_stmt(0).trim_space()
-				g.empty_line = true
-				g.write('bool $tmp = (')
-				g.expr(node.left)
-				g.writeln(');')
-				g.stmt_path_pos << g.out.len
-				g.write('$cur_line $tmp $node.op.str() ')
-				g.infix_left_var_name = if node.op == .and { tmp } else { '!$tmp' }
-				g.expr(node.right)
-				g.infix_left_var_name = ''
-				return
-			}
-		}
+	} else if g.need_tmp_var_in_array_call(node.right) {
+		// if a == 0 || arr.any(it.is_letter())
+		tmp := g.new_tmp_var()
+		cur_line := g.go_before_stmt(0).trim_space()
+		g.empty_line = true
+		g.write('bool $tmp = (')
+		g.expr(node.left)
+		g.writeln(');')
+		g.stmt_path_pos << g.out.len
+		g.write('$cur_line $tmp $node.op.str() ')
+		g.infix_left_var_name = if node.op == .and { tmp } else { '!$tmp' }
+		g.expr(node.right)
+		g.infix_left_var_name = ''
+		return
 	}
 	g.gen_plain_infix_expr(node)
 }
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 89866ce563..65f368288e 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_all_any() {
+fn test_if_expr_with_array_call() {
 	arr := ['']
 
 	for i in arr {
@@ -8,10 +8,46 @@ fn test_if_expr_with_array_all_any() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for i in arr {
+		if i.len == 0 || (i[1..].bytes().all(it.is_letter())) {
+			println('empty or all char from second is letter!')
+			assert true
+		}
+	}
+
 	for i in arr {
 		if i.len == 0 || i[1..].bytes().any(it.is_letter()) {
 			println('empty or all char from second is letter!')
 			assert true
 		}
 	}
+
+	for i in arr {
+		if i.len == 0 || (i[1..].bytes().any(it.is_letter())) {
+			println('empty or all char from second is letter!')
+			assert true
+		}
+	}
+
+	arr2 := ['abc']
+
+	if arr2.len == 1 || arr2[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) {
+		println('yes')
+		assert true
+	}
 }