diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
index 7a8f632b098987..2ec1314357c8a7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(left_type ast.Type) string {
 	fn_builder.writeln('inline bool ${ptr_styp}_arr_eq(${arg_styp} a, ${arg_styp} b) {')
 	if left_typ.sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
 		suffix := if left_type.has_flag(.option) { '' } else { '[0]' }
-		fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!memcmp((${arg_styp}*)&a${suffix}, (${arg_styp}*)&b${suffix}, sizeof(${arg_styp}))) {')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!memcmp(&a${suffix}, &b${suffix}, sizeof(${arg_styp}))) {')
 		fn_builder.writeln('\t\treturn true;')
 		fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
 	}