diff --git a/vlib/arrays/arrays_test.v b/vlib/arrays/arrays_test.v
index 176d7c0088..ee05cfac1f 100644
--- a/vlib/arrays/arrays_test.v
+++ b/vlib/arrays/arrays_test.v
@@ -307,4 +307,8 @@ fn test_array_append_empty_struct() {
 	mut names := []XYZ{cap: 2}
 	names << XYZ{}
 	assert (XYZ{} in names) == true
+
+	// test fixed array
+	array := [XYZ{}]
+	assert (XYZ{} in names) == true
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index ef32a7e9c4..2941a21943 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit) {
 			} else {
 				g.write('0, ')
 			}
-			if elem_type.unaliased_sym.kind == .function {
+			if elem_type.unaliased_sym.kind == .function || g.is_empty_struct(elem_type) {
 				g.write('sizeof(voidptr), ')
 			} else {
 				g.write('sizeof($elem_styp), ')
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit) {
 		} else {
 			g.write('0, ')
 		}
-		if elem_type.unaliased_sym.kind == .function {
+		if elem_type.unaliased_sym.kind == .function || g.is_empty_struct(elem_type) {
 			g.write('sizeof(voidptr), ')
 		} else {
 			g.write('sizeof($elem_styp), ')
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit) {
 	len := node.exprs.len
 	if elem_type.unaliased_sym.kind == .function {
 		g.write('new_array_from_c_array($len, $len, sizeof(voidptr), _MOV((voidptr[$len]){')
+	} else if g.is_empty_struct(elem_type) {
+		g.write('new_array_from_c_array${noscan}($len, $len, sizeof(voidptr), _MOV(($elem_styp[$len]){')
 	} else {
 		g.write('new_array_from_c_array${noscan}($len, $len, sizeof($elem_styp), _MOV(($elem_styp[$len]){')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
index 16ed50e537..f179ce908f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void __closure_destroy(void *closure) {
 
 const c_common_macros = '
 #define EMPTY_VARG_INITIALIZATION 0
-#define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION char _dummy
+#define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION
 #define EMPTY_STRUCT_INITIALIZATION
 // Due to a tcc bug, the length of an array needs to be specified, but GCC crashes if it is...
 #define EMPTY_ARRAY_OF_ELEMS(x,n) (x[])
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ const c_common_macros = '
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __TINYC__
+	#undef EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION
+	#define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION char _dummy
 	#undef EMPTY_ARRAY_OF_ELEMS
 	#define EMPTY_ARRAY_OF_ELEMS(x,n) (x[n])
 	#undef __NOINLINE
@@ -574,8 +576,10 @@ voidptr memdup(voidptr src, int sz);
 		#define _Atomic volatile
 
 		// MSVC cannot parse some things properly
+		#undef EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION
 		#undef OPTION_CAST
 
+		#define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION char __pad
 		#define OPTION_CAST(x)
 		#undef __NOINLINE
 		#undef __IRQHANDLER
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
index fa3600c33d..29fb490bbd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
@@ -305,3 +305,18 @@ fn (mut g Gen) zero_struct_field(field ast.StructField) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+fn (mut g Gen) is_empty_struct(t Type) bool {
+	sym := t.unaliased_sym
+	match sym.info {
+		ast.Struct {
+			if sym.info.fields.len > 0 || sym.info.embeds.len > 0 {
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		}
+		else {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+}