diff --git a/compiler/semtypinst.nim b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
index ac14179cd5..9c6421315b 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypinst.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ proc hasGenericArguments*(n: PNode): bool =
            (n.sym.kind == skType and
             n.sym.typ.flags * {tfGenericTypeParam, tfImplicitTypeParam} != {})
   else:
-    for s in n.sons:
-      if hasGenericArguments(s): return true
+    for i in 0.. <n.safeLen:
+      if hasGenericArguments(n.sons[i]): return true
     return false
 
 proc reResolveCallsWithTypedescParams(cl: var TReplTypeVars, n: PNode): PNode =
diff --git a/compiler/vm.nim b/compiler/vm.nim
index 9ed18d29eb..26aab30680 100644
--- a/compiler/vm.nim
+++ b/compiler/vm.nim
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ proc fixType(result, n: PNode) {.inline.} =
   # XXX do it deeply for complex values; there seems to be no simple
   # solution except to check it deeply here.
   #if result.typ.isNil: result.typ = n.typ
+  discard
 
 proc execute(c: PCtx, start: int): PNode =
   var tos = PStackFrame(prc: nil, comesFrom: 0, next: nil)
@@ -1118,6 +1119,7 @@ proc evalConstExprAux(module, prc: PSym, n: PNode, mode: TEvalMode): PNode =
   var c = globalCtx
   c.mode = mode
   let start = genExpr(c, n, requiresValue = mode!=emStaticStmt)
+  if c.code[start].opcode == opcEof: return emptyNode
   assert c.code[start].opcode != opcEof
   var tos = PStackFrame(prc: prc, comesFrom: 0, next: nil)
   newSeq(tos.slots, c.prc.maxSlots)