diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
index 34d641ea0931a9..21ca9ee7fe8f98 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/array.v
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_contains(left_type ast.Type, left ast.Expr, right_type
 		g.write('->val')
 	}
 	g.write(', ')
-	if right.is_auto_deref_var() {
+	if right.is_auto_deref_var() || right_type.is_ptr() {
 		g.write('*')
 	}
 	left_sym := g.table.final_sym(left_type)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_methods_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_methods_test.v
index 13c24012d520fa..fdf449d80b5108 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/array_methods_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_methods_test.v
@@ -39,3 +39,27 @@ fn test_any_called_with_opt_bool_fn() ? {
 	_ := [1, 2, 3].any(opt_bool_fn()?)
 	assert true
 }
+
+interface Args {}
+
+const some_strings = ['one', 'two', 'three']
+
+fn array_contains_method_with_interface(args ...Args) bool {
+	arg := args[0]
+	match arg {
+		string {
+			if arg in some_strings {
+				return true
+			} else {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_array_contains_method_with_interface() {
+	assert array_contains_method_with_interface('one')
+}