diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
index 87854689..15283c77 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ static LLConstant* expand_to_sarray(Type *base, Expression* exp)
         TypeSArray* tsa = static_cast<TypeSArray*>(t);
         dims.push_back(tsa->dim->toInteger());
         assert(t->nextOf());
-        t = t->nextOf()->toBasetype();
+        t = stripModifiers(t->nextOf()->toBasetype());
     }
 
     size_t i = dims.size();
@@ -1482,8 +1482,8 @@ static LLConstant* expand_to_sarray(Type *base, Expression* exp)
 LLConstant* DtoConstExpInit(Loc loc, Type* type, Expression* exp)
 {
 #if DMDV2
-    Type* expbase = exp->type->toBasetype()->mutableOf()->merge();
-    Type* base = type->toBasetype()->mutableOf()->merge();
+    Type* expbase = stripModifiers(exp->type->toBasetype())->merge();
+    Type* base = stripModifiers(type->toBasetype())->merge();
 #else
     Type* expbase = exp->type->toBasetype();
     Type* base = type->toBasetype();