diff --git a/src/InternPool.zig b/src/InternPool.zig
index 60d24223ce..8f99c9d810 100644
--- a/src/InternPool.zig
+++ b/src/InternPool.zig
@@ -4011,7 +4011,7 @@ pub const LoadedStructType = struct {
 
     pub fn haveFieldTypes(s: LoadedStructType, ip: *const InternPool) bool {
         const types = s.field_types.get(ip);
-        return types.len == 0 or types[0] != .none;
+        return types.len == 0 or types[types.len - 1] != .none;
     }
 
     pub fn haveFieldInits(s: LoadedStructType, ip: *const InternPool) bool {
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/struct_depends_on_itself_via_non_initial_field.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/struct_depends_on_itself_via_non_initial_field.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b514bc10e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/struct_depends_on_itself_via_non_initial_field.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const A = struct {
+    a: u8,
+    bytes: [@sizeOf(A)]u8,
+};
+
+comptime {
+    _ = A;
+}
+
+// error
+//
+// :1:11: error: struct 'tmp.A' depends on itself