diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
index 926dbcd95..6317e6139 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
@@ -3450,7 +3450,8 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_emit_comp(lbProcedure *p, TokenKind op_kind, lbValue left
 	}
 	if (is_type_array_like(a)) {
 		Type *tl = base_type(a);
-		if (is_type_bit_field(left.type)) {
+		bool inline_array_arith = lb_can_try_to_inline_array_arith(tl);
+		if (inline_array_arith && is_type_bit_field(left.type)) {
 			left = lb_emit_transmute(p, left, tl);
 			right = lb_emit_transmute(p, right, tl);
 		}
@@ -3468,7 +3469,6 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_emit_comp(lbProcedure *p, TokenKind op_kind, lbValue left
 			cmp_op = Token_And;
 		}
 
-		bool inline_array_arith = lb_can_try_to_inline_array_arith(tl);
 		i32 count = 0;
 		switch (tl->kind) {
 		case Type_Array:           count = cast(i32)tl->Array.count;           break;