diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index a61f0deff1b89fcf49e28e21e2aa3a2c8f294ee6..e0f53094d0ea574307c709cb5359fbaa1e18706e 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -12661,21 +12661,27 @@ static void report_recursive_error(IrAnalyze *ira, AstNode *source_node, ConstCa
             {
                 Buf *txt_msg = buf_sprintf("destination pointer requires a terminating '");
                 render_const_value(ira->codegen, txt_msg, wanted_type->data.pointer.sentinel);
-                buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel value");
+                buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel");
                 if (actual_type->data.pointer.sentinel != nullptr) {
                     buf_appendf(txt_msg, ", but source pointer has a terminating '");
                     render_const_value(ira->codegen, txt_msg, actual_type->data.pointer.sentinel);
-                    buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel value");
+                    buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel");
                 }
                 add_error_note(ira->codegen, parent_msg, source_node, txt_msg);
             }
             break;
         }
         case ConstCastResultIdSentinelArrays: {
+            ZigType *actual_type = cast_result->data.sentinel_arrays->actual_type;
             ZigType *wanted_type = cast_result->data.sentinel_arrays->wanted_type;
             Buf *txt_msg = buf_sprintf("destination array requires a terminating '");
-            render_const_value(ira->codegen, txt_msg, wanted_type->data.pointer.sentinel);
-            buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel value");
+            render_const_value(ira->codegen, txt_msg, wanted_type->data.array.sentinel);
+            buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel");
+            if (actual_type->data.array.sentinel != nullptr) {
+                buf_appendf(txt_msg, ", but source array has a terminating '");
+                render_const_value(ira->codegen, txt_msg, actual_type->data.array.sentinel);
+                buf_appendf(txt_msg, "' sentinel");
+            }
             add_error_note(ira->codegen, parent_msg, source_node, txt_msg);
             break;
         }
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index 48137f52634ef0aafc28210b0253cd9bd8a54c4f..7a8e9d317327f7251926e752a7853ad2cb9b7364 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -3,18 +3,30 @@ const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
     cases.add(
-        "incompatible pointer sentinels",
+        "incompatible sentinels",
         \\export fn entry1(ptr: [*:255]u8) [*:0]u8 {
         \\    return ptr;
         \\}
         \\export fn entry2(ptr: [*]u8) [*:0]u8 {
         \\    return ptr;
         \\}
+        \\export fn entry3() void {
+        \\    var array: [2:0]u8 = [_:255]u8{1, 2};
+        \\}
+        \\export fn entry4() void {
+        \\    var array: [2:0]u8 = [_]u8{1, 2};
+        \\}
     ,
         "tmp.zig:2:12: error: expected type '[*:0]u8', found '[*:255]u8'",
-        "tmp.zig:2:12: note: destination pointer requires a terminating '0' sentinel value, but source pointer has a terminating '255' sentinel value",
+        "tmp.zig:2:12: note: destination pointer requires a terminating '0' sentinel, but source pointer has a terminating '255' sentinel",
         "tmp.zig:5:12: error: expected type '[*:0]u8', found '[*]u8'",
-        "tmp.zig:5:12: note: destination pointer requires a terminating '0' sentinel value",
+        "tmp.zig:5:12: note: destination pointer requires a terminating '0' sentinel",
+
+        "tmp.zig:8:35: error: expected type '[2:0]u8', found '[2:255]u8'",
+        "tmp.zig:8:35: note: destination array requires a terminating '0' sentinel, but source array has a terminating '255' sentinel",
+        "tmp.zig:11:31: error: expected type '[2:0]u8', found '[2]u8'",
+        "tmp.zig:11:31: note: destination array requires a terminating '0' sentinel",
+
     );
 
     cases.add(