diff --git a/compiler/nflw.pas b/compiler/nflw.pas
index c76b171fc2..a5557b7f4c 100644
--- a/compiler/nflw.pas
+++ b/compiler/nflw.pas
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ implementation
         if hp.resultdef.typ<>pointerdef then
           internalerror(2010061904);
         inserttypeconv(hp,
-          carraydef.create_from_pointer(tpointerdef(hp.resultdef).pointeddef));
+          carraydef.create_from_pointer(tpointerdef(hp.resultdef)));
         hp:=cvecnode.create(hp,ctemprefnode.create(innerloopcounter));
         addstatement(innerloopbodystatement,
           cassignmentnode.create(hloopvar,hp));
diff --git a/compiler/nmem.pas b/compiler/nmem.pas
index c2bd94fce0..e2bf615775 100644
--- a/compiler/nmem.pas
+++ b/compiler/nmem.pas
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ implementation
     function tvecnode.pass_typecheck:tnode;
       var
          hightree: tnode;
-         htype,elementdef : tdef;
+         htype,elementdef,elementptrdef : tdef;
          newordtyp: tordtype;
          valid : boolean;
       begin
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ implementation
                   ) then
                 begin
                   { convert pointer to array }
-                  htype:=carraydef.create_from_pointer(tpointerdef(left.resultdef).pointeddef);
+                  htype:=carraydef.create_from_pointer(tpointerdef(left.resultdef));
                   inserttypeconv(left,htype);
                   if right.nodetype=rangen then
                     resultdef:=htype
@@ -1029,19 +1029,23 @@ implementation
                 case tstringdef(left.resultdef).stringtype of
                   st_unicodestring,
                   st_widestring :
-                    elementdef:=cwidechartype;
-                  st_ansistring :
-                    elementdef:=cansichartype;
-                  st_longstring :
-                    elementdef:=cansichartype;
+                    begin
+                      elementdef:=cwidechartype;
+                      elementptrdef:=widecharpointertype;
+                    end;
+                  st_ansistring,
+                  st_longstring,
                   st_shortstring :
-                    elementdef:=cansichartype;
+                    begin
+                      elementdef:=cansichartype;
+                      elementptrdef:=charpointertype;
+                    end;
                   else
                     internalerror(2013112902);
                 end;
                 if right.nodetype=rangen then
                   begin
-                    htype:=carraydef.create_from_pointer(elementdef);
+                    htype:=carraydef.create_from_pointer(tpointerdef(elementptrdef));
                     resultdef:=htype;
                   end
                 else
diff --git a/compiler/symdef.pas b/compiler/symdef.pas
index 990f473a53..e676a6b896 100644
--- a/compiler/symdef.pas
+++ b/compiler/symdef.pas
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ interface
           function elesize : asizeint;
           function elepackedbitsize : asizeint;
           function elecount : asizeuint;
-          constructor create_from_pointer(def:tdef);virtual;
+          constructor create_from_pointer(def:tpointerdef);virtual;
           constructor create(l,h:asizeint;def:tdef);virtual;
           constructor ppuload(ppufile:tcompilerppufile);
           destructor destroy; override;
@@ -3408,12 +3408,12 @@ implementation
         inherited;
       end;
 
-    constructor tarraydef.create_from_pointer(def:tdef);
+    constructor tarraydef.create_from_pointer(def:tpointerdef);
       begin
          { use -1 so that the elecount will not overflow }
          self.create(0,high(asizeint)-1,ptrsinttype);
          arrayoptions:=[ado_IsConvertedPointer];
-         setelementdef(def);
+         setelementdef(def.pointeddef);
       end;