diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index b0e8c2d8ee..74f6d0485d 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -7156,7 +7156,7 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_switch_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *
             ir_set_cursor_at_end_and_append_block(irb, else_block);
             if (!ir_gen_switch_prong_expr(irb, subexpr_scope, node, prong_node, end_block,
                 is_comptime, var_is_comptime, target_value_ptr, nullptr, 0, &incoming_blocks, &incoming_values,
-                &switch_else_var, lval, &this_peer_result_loc->base))
+                &switch_else_var, LValNone, &this_peer_result_loc->base))
             {
                 return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
             }
@@ -7233,7 +7233,7 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_switch_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *
             ir_set_cursor_at_end_and_append_block(irb, range_block_yes);
             if (!ir_gen_switch_prong_expr(irb, subexpr_scope, node, prong_node, end_block,
                 is_comptime, var_is_comptime, target_value_ptr, nullptr, 0,
-                &incoming_blocks, &incoming_values, nullptr, lval, &this_peer_result_loc->base))
+                &incoming_blocks, &incoming_values, nullptr, LValNone, &this_peer_result_loc->base))
             {
                 return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
             }
@@ -7283,7 +7283,7 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_switch_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *
         ir_set_cursor_at_end_and_append_block(irb, prong_block);
         if (!ir_gen_switch_prong_expr(irb, subexpr_scope, node, prong_node, end_block,
             is_comptime, var_is_comptime, target_value_ptr, items, prong_item_count,
-            &incoming_blocks, &incoming_values, nullptr, lval, &this_peer_result_loc->base))
+            &incoming_blocks, &incoming_values, nullptr, LValNone, &this_peer_result_loc->base))
         {
             return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
         }
@@ -7334,7 +7334,7 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_switch_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *
         result_instruction = ir_build_phi(irb, scope, node, incoming_blocks.length,
                 incoming_blocks.items, incoming_values.items, peer_parent);
     }
-    return ir_expr_wrap(irb, scope, result_instruction, result_loc);
+    return ir_lval_wrap(irb, scope, result_instruction, lval, result_loc);
 }
 
 static IrInstruction *ir_gen_comptime(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *parent_scope, AstNode *node, LVal lval) {
diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/switch.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/switch.zig
index 0f74764d46..12e026d0ba 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/switch.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/switch.zig
@@ -376,3 +376,18 @@ test "return result loc and then switch with range implicit casted to error unio
     S.doTheTest();
     comptime S.doTheTest();
 }
+
+test "switch with null and T peer types and inferred result location type" {
+    const S = struct {
+        fn doTheTest(c: u8) void {
+            if (switch (c) {
+                0 => true,
+                else => null,
+            }) |v| {
+                @panic("fail");
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    S.doTheTest(1);
+    comptime S.doTheTest(1);
+}