diff --git a/dmd/arrayop.c b/dmd/arrayop.c
index 77b866fb..7212e5eb 100644
--- a/dmd/arrayop.c
+++ b/dmd/arrayop.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Expression *BinExp::arrayOp(Scope *sc)
         //printf("ftype: %s\n", ftype->toChars());
         fd = new FuncDeclaration(0, 0, Lexer::idPool(name), STCundefined, ftype);
         fd->fbody = fbody;
-        fd->protection = PROTprotected;
+        fd->protection = PROTpublic;
         fd->linkage = LINKd;
 
         // special attention for array ops
diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
index 46ee4745..d641e981 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
@@ -1352,6 +1352,12 @@ void DtoOverloadedIntrinsicName(TemplateInstance* ti, TemplateDeclaration* td, s
 
 bool mustDefineSymbol(Dsymbol* s)
 {
+    if (FuncDeclaration* fd = s->isFuncDeclaration())
+    {
+        if (fd->isArrayOp)
+            return true;
+    }
+
     TemplateInstance* tinst = DtoIsTemplateInstance(s);
     if (tinst)
     {
diff --git a/gen/tollvm.cpp b/gen/tollvm.cpp
index 8d8103ce..686a1f25 100644
--- a/gen/tollvm.cpp
+++ b/gen/tollvm.cpp
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ LLGlobalValue::LinkageTypes DtoLinkage(Dsymbol* sym)
         assert(fdecl->type->ty == Tfunction);
         TypeFunction* ft = (TypeFunction*)fdecl->type;
 
-        // array operations are always internal
+        // array operations are always template linkage
         if (fdecl->isArrayOp)
-            return llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage;
+            return TEMPLATE_LINKAGE_TYPE;
         // intrinsics are always external
         if (fdecl->llvmInternal == LLVMintrinsic)
             return llvm::GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;