diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
index 330fbb3b98bc78..c6f905e9d32bf5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(left_type ast.Type) string {
 	mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
 	fn_builder.writeln('inline bool ${ptr_styp}_arr_eq(${arg_styp} a, ${arg_styp} b) {')
 	if left_typ.sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-		fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!memcmp(${left}, ${right}, sizeof(${arg_styp}))) {')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!memcmp(&a, &b, sizeof(${arg_styp}))) {')
 		fn_builder.writeln('\t\treturn true;')
 		fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
 	}