diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index dcf17af39..336a711d4 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -8161,7 +8161,10 @@ ExprKind check_compound_literal(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Ast *node, Type *
 	case Type_Basic: {
 		if (!is_type_any(t)) {
 			if (cl->elems.count != 0) {
-				error(node, "Illegal compound literal");
+				gbString s = type_to_string(t);
+				error(node, "Illegal compound literal, %s cannot be used as a compound literal with fields", s);
+				gb_string_free(s);
+				is_constant = false;
 			}
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/exact_value.cpp b/src/exact_value.cpp
index f6df48951..cedef48c4 100644
--- a/src/exact_value.cpp
+++ b/src/exact_value.cpp
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ failure:
 i32 exact_value_order(ExactValue const &v) {
 	switch (v.kind) {
 	case ExactValue_Invalid:
+	case ExactValue_Compound:
 		return 0;
 	case ExactValue_Bool:
 	case ExactValue_String:
@@ -607,8 +608,6 @@ i32 exact_value_order(ExactValue const &v) {
 		return 6;
 	case ExactValue_Procedure:
 		return 7;
-	// case ExactValue_Compound:
-		// return 8;
 
 	default:
 		GB_PANIC("How'd you get here? Invalid Value.kind %d", v.kind);