diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index 0d9afed5d17cdd..321170c0207da4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit, var_name string) {
 		g.array_init_with_fields(node, elem_type, is_amp, shared_styp, var_name)
 	} else {
 		// `[1, 2, 3]`
+		tmp_inside_array := g.inside_array_item
+		g.inside_array_item = true
+		defer {
+			g.inside_array_item = tmp_inside_array
+		}
 		elem_styp := g.typ(elem_type.typ)
 		noscan := g.check_noscan(elem_type.typ)
 		if elem_type.unaliased_sym.kind == .function {
@@ -136,7 +141,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fixed_array_init(node ast.ArrayInit, array_type Type, var_name st
 		g.set_current_pos_as_last_stmt_pos()
 		return
 	}
-	need_tmp_var := g.inside_call && !g.inside_struct_init && node.exprs.len == 0
+	need_tmp_var := (g.inside_call || g.inside_infix) && !g.inside_struct_init && !g.inside_index
+		&& !g.inside_array_item
 	mut stmt_str := ''
 	mut tmp_var := ''
 	if need_tmp_var {
@@ -159,12 +165,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fixed_array_init(node ast.ArrayInit, array_type Type, var_name st
 	if !is_struct {
 		g.write('{')
 	}
+	tmp_inside_array := g.inside_array_item
+	g.inside_array_item = true
+	defer {
+		g.inside_array_item = tmp_inside_array
+	}
 	if node.has_val {
-		tmp_inside_array := g.inside_array_item
-		g.inside_array_item = true
-		defer {
-			g.inside_array_item = tmp_inside_array
-		}
 		for i, expr in node.exprs {
 			if elem_sym.kind == .array_fixed && expr in [ast.Ident, ast.SelectorExpr] {
 				info := elem_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
@@ -988,7 +994,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_contains_methods() {
 			fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < a.len; ++i) {')
 			if elem_kind == .string {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (fast_string_eq(((string*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_kind == .array && elem_is_not_ptr {
+			} else if elem_kind in [.array, .array_fixed] && elem_is_not_ptr {
 				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(((${elem_type_str}*)a.data)[i], v)) {')
 			} else if elem_kind == .function {
@@ -1027,7 +1033,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_contains_methods() {
 			fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < ${size}; ++i) {')
 			if elem_kind == .string {
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (fast_string_eq(a[i], v)) {')
-			} else if elem_kind == .array && elem_is_not_ptr {
+			} else if elem_kind in [.array, .array_fixed] && elem_is_not_ptr {
 				ptr_typ := g.equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
 				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(a[i], v)) {')
 			} else if elem_kind == .function {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index d1735000ab0a06..6ec111a7cf34e4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ mut:
 	inside_map_postfix        bool // inside map++/-- postfix expr
 	inside_map_infix          bool // inside map<</+=/-= infix expr
 	inside_assign             bool
+	inside_index              bool
+	inside_infix              bool
 	inside_map_index          bool
 	inside_array_index        bool
 	inside_array_fixed_struct bool
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
index abe4b7ba785467..2cb152d0fa3bfd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/index.v
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import v.ast
 import v.util
 
 fn (mut g Gen) index_expr(node ast.IndexExpr) {
+	pre_inside_index := g.inside_index
+	g.inside_index = true
+	defer {
+		g.inside_index = pre_inside_index
+	}
 	if node.index is ast.RangeExpr {
 		g.index_range_expr(node, node.index)
 	} else {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
index f960b793039496..e8061b8628205a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import v.util
 
 fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	g.expected_fixed_arr = true
+	pre_inside_infix := g.inside_infix
+	g.inside_infix = true
 	defer {
 		g.expected_fixed_arr = false
+		g.inside_infix = pre_inside_infix
 	}
 	if node.auto_locked != '' {
 		g.writeln('sync__RwMutex_lock(&${node.auto_locked}->mtx);')
@@ -877,7 +880,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_left_shift_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 			// push a single element
 			elem_type_str := g.typ(array_info.elem_type)
 			elem_sym := g.table.sym(array_info.elem_type)
-			elem_is_array_var := elem_sym.kind in [.array, .array_fixed] && node.right is ast.Ident
+			elem_is_array_var := (elem_sym.kind == .array && node.right is ast.Ident)
+				|| elem_sym.kind == .array_fixed
 			g.write('array_push${noscan}((array*)')
 			if !left.typ.is_ptr()
 				|| (node.left_type.has_flag(.shared_f) && !node.left_type.deref().is_ptr()) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/builtin_arrays/fixed_array_literal_infix_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/builtin_arrays/fixed_array_literal_infix_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b363650350cbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/builtin_arrays/fixed_array_literal_infix_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn test_fixed_array_literal_infix() {
+	mut a := [][2]int{}
+	a << [0, 0]!
+	println([0, 0]! in a)
+	ret := [0, 0]! in a
+	println(ret)
+	assert ret
+}