diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index 7491094c8..3c4d737a4 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -7209,9 +7209,6 @@ ExprKind check_expr_base_internal(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Ast *node, Type
 							if (op.kind == Token_RangeHalf) {
 								hi -= 1;
 							}
-							if (op.kind == Token_Ellipsis) {
-								max_index += 1;
-							}
 
 							bool new_range = range_cache_add_range(&rc, lo, hi);
 							if (!new_range) {
@@ -7229,7 +7226,7 @@ ExprKind check_expr_base_internal(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Ast *node, Type
 								continue;
 							}
 
-							if (max < max_index) {
+							if (max < hi) {
 								max = max_index;
 							}
 
@@ -7272,7 +7269,7 @@ ExprKind check_expr_base_internal(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Ast *node, Type
 						}
 					}
 
-					cl->max_index = max;
+					cl->max_count = max;
 				}
 
 
diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 5eeba91a2..ae60be7e3 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ irValue *ir_add_module_constant(irModule *m, Type *type, ExactValue value) {
 			if (count == 0) {
 				return ir_value_nil(type);
 			}
-			count = gb_max(cl->max_index+1, count);
+			count = gb_max(cl->max_count, count);
 			Type *elem = base_type(type)->Slice.elem;
 			Type *t = alloc_type_array(elem, count);
 			irValue *backing_array = ir_add_module_constant(m, t, value);
@@ -8047,7 +8047,7 @@ irAddr ir_build_addr(irProcedure *proc, Ast *expr) {
 			irValue *size  = ir_const_int(type_size_of(et));
 			irValue *align = ir_const_int(type_align_of(et));
 
-			i64 item_count = gb_max(cl->max_index+1, cl->elems.count);
+			i64 item_count = gb_max(cl->max_count, cl->elems.count);
 			{
 
 				auto args = array_make<irValue *>(a, 5);
diff --git a/src/parser.hpp b/src/parser.hpp
index 83df7a9d6..f07f3ce0d 100644
--- a/src/parser.hpp
+++ b/src/parser.hpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ enum StmtAllowFlag {
 		Ast *type; \
 		Array<Ast *> elems; \
 		Token open, close; \
-		i64 max_index; \
+		i64 max_count; \
 	}) \
 AST_KIND(_ExprBegin,  "",  bool) \
 	AST_KIND(BadExpr,      "bad expression",         struct { Token begin, end; }) \