diff --git a/compiler/ccgcalls.nim b/compiler/ccgcalls.nim
index 510b8d9ec2..749a7a3b6f 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgcalls.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgcalls.nim
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ proc getPotentialWrites(n: PNode; mutate: bool; result: var seq[PNode]) =
     getPotentialWrites(n[1], mutate, result)
   of nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr:
     getPotentialWrites(n[0], true, result)
+  of nkBracketExpr, nkDotExpr, nkCheckedFieldExpr:
+    getPotentialWrites(n[0], mutate, result)
   of nkCallKinds:
     case n.getMagic:
     of mIncl, mExcl, mInc, mDec, mAppendStrCh, mAppendStrStr, mAppendSeqElem,