diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index 287fbb37d..6fba64765 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -3670,6 +3670,11 @@ gb_internal bool check_transmute(CheckerContext *c, Ast *node, Operand *o, Type
 }
 
 gb_internal bool check_binary_array_expr(CheckerContext *c, Token op, Operand *x, Operand *y) {
+	if (is_type_array_like(x->type) || is_type_array_like(y->type)) {
+		if (op.kind == Token_CmpAnd || op.kind == Token_CmpOr) {
+			error(op, "Array programming is not allowed with the operator '%.*s'", LIT(op.string));
+		}
+	}
 	if (is_type_array(x->type) && !is_type_array(y->type)) {
 		if (check_is_assignable_to(c, y, x->type)) {
 			if (check_binary_op(c, x, op)) {