diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs
index a46f32e3094..c63a6961da5 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ impl<'interner> Monomorphizer<'interner> {
                 self.create_zeroed_function(parameter_types, ret_type, env, location)
             }
             ast::Type::Slice(element_type) => {
-                ast::Expression::Literal(ast::Literal::Array(ast::ArrayLiteral {
+                ast::Expression::Literal(ast::Literal::Slice(ast::ArrayLiteral {
                     contents: vec![],
                     typ: ast::Type::Slice(element_type.clone()),
                 }))
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/zeroed_slice/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/zeroed_slice/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..650baead9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/zeroed_slice/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "zeroed_slice"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.31.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/zeroed_slice/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/zeroed_slice/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44ccb2bd595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/zeroed_slice/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    let _: [u8] = std::unsafe::zeroed();
+}