diff --git a/compiler/semcall.nim b/compiler/semcall.nim
index 90376214db..e3c6ea851b 100644
--- a/compiler/semcall.nim
+++ b/compiler/semcall.nim
@@ -688,7 +688,9 @@ proc instGenericConvertersArg*(c: PContext, a: PNode, x: TCandidate) =
     if s.isGenericRoutineStrict:
       var src = s.typ.firstParamType
       var convMatch = newCandidate(c, src)
-      let srca = typeRel(convMatch, src, a[1].typ)
+      var arg = a[1]
+      if arg.kind in {nkHiddenAddr, nkHiddenSubConv}: arg = arg[^1]
+      let srca = typeRel(convMatch, src, arg.typ)
       if srca notin {isEqual, isGeneric, isSubtype}:
         internalError(c.config, a.info, "generic converter failed rematch")
       let finalCallee = generateInstance(c, s, convMatch.bindings, a.info)
diff --git a/tests/converter/tvargenericconverter.nim b/tests/converter/tvargenericconverter.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f88779d9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/converter/tvargenericconverter.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# regression test
+
+converter toPtr[T](x: var T): ptr T =
+  result = addr x
+
+var x = 123
+let y: ptr int = x