diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
index 75d85e5a3de799..91318e61bab8eb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
@@ -33,12 +33,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 			}
 			right_type_sym := c.table.sym(right_type)
 			// fixed array returns an struct, but when assigning it must be the array type
-			if right_type_sym.kind == .array_fixed
-				&& (right_type_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed).is_fn_ret {
-				info := right_type_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
-				right_type = c.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(info.elem_type, info.size,
-					info.size_expr, false)
-			}
+			right_type = c.cast_fixed_array_ret(right_type, right_type_sym)
 			if i == 0 {
 				right_first_type = right_type
 				node.right_types = [
@@ -198,13 +193,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 					right_type = c.expr(mut right)
 				} else if right.op == .arrow {
 					right_type = c.expr(mut right)
-					right_type_sym := c.table.sym(right_type)
-					if right_type_sym.kind == .array_fixed
-						&& (right_type_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed).is_fn_ret {
-						info := right_type_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
-						right_type = c.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(info.elem_type,
-							info.size, info.size_expr, false)
-					}
+					right_type = c.cast_fixed_array_ret(right_type, c.table.sym(right_type))
 				}
 			} else if mut right is ast.Ident {
 				if right.kind == .function {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index 96d72ed4ad39a2..5df0b49674d29f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -1511,6 +1511,16 @@ fn (mut c Checker) resolve_fn_generic_args(func ast.Fn, mut node ast.CallExpr) [
 	return concrete_types
 }
 
+// cast_fixed_array_ret casts a ArrayFixed type created to return to a non returning one
+fn (mut c Checker) cast_fixed_array_ret(typ ast.Type, sym ast.TypeSymbol) ast.Type {
+	if sym.kind == .array_fixed && (sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed).is_fn_ret {
+		info := sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
+		return c.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(info.elem_type, info.size, info.size_expr,
+			false)
+	}
+	return typ
+}
+
 fn (mut c Checker) method_call(mut node ast.CallExpr) ast.Type {
 	left_type := c.expr(mut node.left)
 	if left_type == ast.void_type {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index a5db6a4b3dfba9..1549a3d69fbb0e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -1410,16 +1410,12 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) write_typedef_types() {
 					g.type_definitions.writeln('typedef chan ${sym.cname};')
 					chan_inf := sym.chan_info()
 					chan_elem_type := chan_inf.elem_type
+					is_fixed_arr := g.table.sym(chan_elem_type).kind == .array_fixed
 					if !chan_elem_type.has_flag(.generic) {
-						mut el_stype := g.typ(chan_elem_type)
-						is_fixed_arr := g.table.sym(chan_elem_type).kind == .array_fixed
+						el_stype := if is_fixed_arr { '_v_' } else { '' } + g.typ(chan_elem_type)
 						val_arg_pop := if is_fixed_arr { '&val.ret_arr' } else { '&val' }
 						val_arg_push := if is_fixed_arr { 'val' } else { '&val' }
-						push_arg := if is_fixed_arr {
-							el_stype.trim_string_left('_v_') + '*'
-						} else {
-							el_stype
-						}
+						push_arg := el_stype + if is_fixed_arr { '*' } else { '' }
 						g.channel_definitions.writeln('
 static inline ${el_stype} __${sym.cname}_popval(${sym.cname} ch) {
 	${el_stype} val;
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index b72abb3e3dc009..41603629077819 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_array_type(expecting token.Kind, is_option bool) ast.Typ
 			p.error_with_pos('fixed size cannot be zero or negative', size_expr.pos())
 		}
 		idx := p.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(elem_type, fixed_size, size_expr,
-			!is_option && (p.inside_fn_return || p.inside_chan_decl))
+			!is_option && p.inside_fn_return)
 		if elem_type.has_flag(.generic) {
 			return ast.new_type(idx).set_flag(.generic)
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/chan_fixed_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/chan_fixed_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9890c5625ebffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/chan_fixed_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn test_main() {
+	a := chan [2]int{cap: 10}
+	c := [1, 2]!
+	dump(a.try_push(&c))
+	mut d := [0, 0]!
+	dump(a.try_pop(mut d))
+	assert dump(d) == [1, 2]!
+}