diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index d006a66fdd..327ff3800f 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -22039,7 +22039,7 @@ fn zirMemset(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, inst: Zir.Inst.Index) CompileError!void
         if (try sema.resolveMaybeUndefVal(uncoerced_elem)) |_| {
             for (0..len) |i| {
                 const elem_index = try sema.addIntUnsigned(Type.usize, i);
-                const elem_ptr = try sema.elemPtr(
+                const elem_ptr = try sema.elemPtrOneLayerOnly(
                     block,
                     src,
                     dest_ptr,