diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 8a041aa4ad..05427f75e8 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -8257,6 +8257,14 @@ static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_switch_var(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstr
             return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
 
         TypeEnumField *field = &target_type->data.enumeration.fields[prong_val->data.x_bignum.data.x_uint];
+        if (prong_value->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdEnumTag) {
+            field = &target_type->data.enumeration.fields[prong_val->data.x_bignum.data.x_uint];
+        } else if (prong_value->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdEnum) {
+            field = &target_type->data.enumeration.fields[prong_val->data.x_enum.tag];
+        } else {
+            zig_unreachable();
+        }
+
         if (instr_is_comptime(target_value_ptr)) {
             zig_panic("TODO comptime switch var");
         }
diff --git a/test/cases3/switch.zig b/test/cases3/switch.zig
index c32a478b2e..8ae6735072 100644
--- a/test/cases3/switch.zig
+++ b/test/cases3/switch.zig
@@ -87,6 +87,33 @@ const SwitchStatmentFoo = enum {
 };
 
 
+fn switchProngWithVar() {
+    @setFnTest(this);
+
+    switchProngWithVarFn(SwitchProngWithVarEnum.One {13});
+    switchProngWithVarFn(SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Two {13.0});
+    switchProngWithVarFn(SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Meh);
+}
+const SwitchProngWithVarEnum = enum {
+    One: i32,
+    Two: f32,
+    Meh,
+};
+fn switchProngWithVarFn(a: SwitchProngWithVarEnum) {
+    switch(a) {
+        SwitchProngWithVarEnum.One => |x| {
+            if (x != 13) @unreachable();
+        },
+        SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Two => |x| {
+            if (x != 13.0) @unreachable();
+        },
+        SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Meh => |x| {
+            const v: void = x;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+
 
 
 // TODO const assert = @import("std").debug.assert;
diff --git a/test/self_hosted.zig b/test/self_hosted.zig
index 864d789c00..7aba790345 100644
--- a/test/self_hosted.zig
+++ b/test/self_hosted.zig
@@ -13,33 +13,6 @@ const test_enum_with_members = @import("cases/enum_with_members.zig");
 const test_struct_contains_slice_of_itself = @import("cases/struct_contains_slice_of_itself.zig");
 
 
-fn switchProngWithVar() {
-    @setFnTest(this);
-
-    switchProngWithVarFn(SwitchProngWithVarEnum.One {13});
-    switchProngWithVarFn(SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Two {13.0});
-    switchProngWithVarFn(SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Meh);
-}
-const SwitchProngWithVarEnum = enum {
-    One: i32,
-    Two: f32,
-    Meh,
-};
-fn switchProngWithVarFn(a: SwitchProngWithVarEnum) {
-    switch(a) {
-        SwitchProngWithVarEnum.One => |x| {
-            if (x != 13) @unreachable();
-        },
-        SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Two => |x| {
-            if (x != 13.0) @unreachable();
-        },
-        SwitchProngWithVarEnum.Meh => |x| {
-            const v: void = x;
-        },
-    }
-}
-
-
 fn errReturnInAssignment() {
     @setFnTest(this, true);