diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index f0a4e7f4c2..959545c9dd 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -30279,7 +30279,7 @@ pub fn coerceInMemoryAllowed(
 
         if ((src_info.signedness == dest_info.signedness and dest_info.bits < src_info.bits) or
             // small enough unsigned ints can get casted to large enough signed ints
-            (dest_info.signedness == .signed and (src_info.signedness == .unsigned or dest_info.bits <= src_info.bits)) or
+            (dest_info.signedness == .signed and src_info.signedness == .unsigned and dest_info.bits <= src_info.bits) or
             (dest_info.signedness == .unsigned and src_info.signedness == .signed))
         {
             return InMemoryCoercionResult{ .int_not_coercible = .{
@@ -30360,12 +30360,16 @@ pub fn coerceInMemoryAllowed(
         }
 
         const child = try sema.coerceInMemoryAllowed(block, dest_info.elem_type, src_info.elem_type, dest_is_mut, target, dest_src, src_src, null);
-        if (child != .ok) {
-            return InMemoryCoercionResult{ .array_elem = .{
-                .child = try child.dupe(sema.arena),
-                .actual = src_info.elem_type,
-                .wanted = dest_info.elem_type,
-            } };
+        switch (child) {
+            .ok => {},
+            .no_match => return child,
+            else => {
+                return InMemoryCoercionResult{ .array_elem = .{
+                    .child = try child.dupe(sema.arena),
+                    .actual = src_info.elem_type,
+                    .wanted = dest_info.elem_type,
+                } };
+            },
         }
         const ok_sent = (dest_info.sentinel == null and src_info.sentinel == null) or
             (src_info.sentinel != null and
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_array_assignment_with_valid_elems.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_array_assignment_with_valid_elems.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..270d0deb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_array_assignment_with_valid_elems.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export fn a() void {
+    const x = [_]u16{ 1, 2, 3 };
+    const y: [3]i32 = x;
+    _ = y;
+}
+
+// error
+// backend=stage2
+// target=native
+//
+// 3:23: error: expected type '[3]i32', found '[3]u16'