diff --git a/ir/irtype.cpp b/ir/irtype.cpp
index 266bcc34..ef9aa02a 100644
--- a/ir/irtype.cpp
+++ b/ir/irtype.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ llvm::Type * IrTypeSArray::sarray2llvm(Type * t)
     LLType* elemType = DtoType(t->nextOf());
     if (elemType == llvm::Type::getVoidTy(llvm::getGlobalContext()))
         elemType = llvm::Type::getInt8Ty(llvm::getGlobalContext());
-    return llvm::ArrayType::get(elemType, dim == 0 ? 1 : dim);
+    return llvm::ArrayType::get(elemType, dim);
 }
 
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