diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm.zig b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
index 0c8539eff5..f4b56c9084 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
@@ -7030,7 +7030,7 @@ pub const FuncGen = struct {
         const operand = try self.resolveInst(extra.rhs);
 
         const loaded_vector = blk: {
-            const elem_llvm_ty = try self.dg.lowerType(vector_ptr_ty.elemType2());
+            const elem_llvm_ty = try self.dg.lowerType(vector_ptr_ty.childType());
             const load_inst = self.builder.buildLoad(elem_llvm_ty, vector_ptr, "");
             const target = self.dg.module.getTarget();
             load_inst.setAlignment(vector_ptr_ty.ptrAlignment(target));
diff --git a/test/behavior/vector.zig b/test/behavior/vector.zig
index 40a2bda980..34c253eeba 100644
--- a/test/behavior/vector.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/vector.zig
@@ -1296,7 +1296,8 @@ test "store packed vector element" {
 
     var v = @Vector(4, u1){ 1, 1, 1, 1 };
     try expectEqual(@Vector(4, u1){ 1, 1, 1, 1 }, v);
-    v[0] = 0;
+    var index: usize = 0;
+    v[index] = 0;
     try expectEqual(@Vector(4, u1){ 0, 1, 1, 1 }, v);
 }