diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index f47d5cf07297c5ded607e2c80242d872f71ba7b1..f0f6c0ea7ef2b05800597b56f15089bf177ba2b1 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -17744,7 +17744,7 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_instruction_elem_ptr(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruct
                             zig_panic("TODO elem ptr on a slice has a null pointer");
                     }
                     return result;
-                } else if (array_type->id == ZigTypeIdArray) {
+                } else if (array_type->id == ZigTypeIdArray || array_type->id == ZigTypeIdVector) {
                     IrInstruction *result;
                     if (orig_array_ptr_val->data.x_ptr.mut == ConstPtrMutInfer) {
                         result = ir_build_elem_ptr(&ira->new_irb, elem_ptr_instruction->base.scope,
diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/vector.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/vector.zig
index 3caa855bfd87d5dc8d09cdddfabdcc11c561edb8..21c5670be388e423641701daaf5fb21506113963 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/vector.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/vector.zig
@@ -174,5 +174,5 @@ test "load vector elements via comptime index" {
     };
 
     S.doTheTest();
-    //comptime S.doTheTest();
+    comptime S.doTheTest();
 }