diff --git a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
index c5920f4b34..d7f4e38d2c 100644
--- a/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
+++ b/compiler/injectdestructors.nim
@@ -1072,7 +1072,10 @@ proc moveOrCopy(dest, ri: PNode; c: var Con; s: var Scope, flags: set[MoveOrCopy
   if sameLocation(dest, ri):
     # rule (self-assignment-removal):
     result = newNodeI(nkEmpty, dest.info)
-  elif isCursor(dest):
+  elif isCursor(dest) or dest.typ.kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs}:
+    # hoisted openArray parameters might end up here
+    # openArray types don't have a lifted assignment operation (it's empty)
+    # bug #22132
     case ri.kind:
     of nkStmtListExpr, nkBlockExpr, nkIfExpr, nkCaseStmt, nkTryStmt:
       template process(child, s): untyped = moveOrCopy(dest, child, c, s, flags)
diff --git a/tests/arc/topenarray.nim b/tests/arc/topenarray.nim
index 0e45f3ec7b..67c512e4f8 100644
--- a/tests/arc/topenarray.nim
+++ b/tests/arc/topenarray.nim
@@ -50,3 +50,21 @@ proc f(a: var string) =
 var a = "Hello"
 f(a)
 doAssert a == "Hallo"
+
+# bug #22132
+block:
+  func foo[T](arr: openArray[T], idx: int = arr.low): string =
+    doAssert idx == 0
+    return $arr
+
+  let bug = ["0", "c", "a"]
+
+  let str = foo(bug)
+
+  const expected = """["0", "c", "a"]"""
+  doAssert str == expected
+
+  const noBugConst = ["0", "c", "a"]
+  doAssert foo(noBugConst) == expected
+  let noBugSeq = @["0", "c", "a"]
+  doAssert foo(noBugSeq) == expected