diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 9f08450d6..1c81f08ed 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -8257,7 +8257,8 @@ irValue *ir_build_expr_internal(irProcedure *proc, Ast *expr) {
 	case_end;
 
 	case_ast_node(ac, AutoCast, expr);
-		return ir_build_expr(proc, ac->expr);
+		irValue *value = ir_build_expr(proc, ac->expr);
+		return ir_emit_conv(proc, value, tv.type);
 	case_end;
 
 	case_ast_node(ue, UnaryExpr, expr);
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.cpp b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
index 4a0e08b15..d3bc3d0f8 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.cpp
@@ -11164,7 +11164,8 @@ lbValue lb_build_expr(lbProcedure *p, Ast *expr) {
 	case_end;
 
 	case_ast_node(ac, AutoCast, expr);
-		return lb_build_expr(p, ac->expr);
+		lbValue value = lb_build_expr(p, ac->expr);
+		return lb_emit_conv(p, value, tv.type);
 	case_end;
 
 	case_ast_node(ue, UnaryExpr, expr);